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Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? Some Implications for the Mekong-3 Countries
Tumbarello, Patrizia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or runs the risk of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263990
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Out of the Box Thoughts About the International Financial Architecture
Eichengreen, Barry J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The Global Credit Crisis of 2008-09 has underscored the urgency of reforming the international financial architecture. While a number of short-term reforms are already in train, this paper contemplates more ambitious reforms of the international financial architecture that might be implemented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528699
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Safta; Living in a World of Regional Trade Agreements
Rodríguez-Delgado, Jose Daniel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
The paper evaluates the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) within the global structure of overlapping regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768976
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Preferential Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region
Feridhanusetyawan, Tubagus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the Asia-Pacific region have proliferated rapidly over the past five years and … potential gains from Asia-Pacific PTAs requires a commitment to liberalize sensitive sectors, to maintain consistent provisions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599528
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China'S Integration Into the World Economy; Implications for Developing Countries
Yang, Yongzheng - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Although the rest of the world had waited a long time for China to open up, feelings were mixed when it actually did … (WTO), many of its trading partners are increasingly concerned that China’s competition in the world goods and capital … markets may adversely affect their own growth prospects. This paper examines the implications of China’s WTO accession for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605423
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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges
Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
that will need to be addressed for China to maintain sustained high growth and continued global integration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252521
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Central America; Global Integration and Regional Cooperation
Rodlauer, Markus; Schipke, Alfred - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Central America has received growing attention as a region that is integrating successfully into the global economy. This paper examines—among other things—the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA-DR), noting that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252532
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Chile; Institutions and Policies Underpinning Stability and Growth
Kalter, Eliot; Phillips, Steven; Singh, Manmohan; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767351
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The United States and the New Regionalism/ Bilateralism
Yang, Yongzheng; Hilaire, Alvin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Current U.S. trade policy stresses establishing free trade areas (FTAs) with partners spanning the globe. Motivations include enhancing goods and services trade; stimulating investment flows; extending standards on intellectual property rights, labor, and the environment; and addressing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768757
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Financial Integration and Rebalancing in Asia
Unteroberdoerster, Olaf; Pongsaparn, Runchana - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
The paper shows that Asia's degree of financial integration, both with the world and within the region remains low by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369446