The development process can advance more rapidly than ever before in the new global economy. While opening their economies to trade and investment is a necessary condition for developing countries to achieve sustained high growth and reduce poverty, it is by no means a sufficient condition....

This book retraces the Communities' external liberalisation efforts, and discusses, where relevant, the repercussions of internal liberalisation on foreign competitors. The aim of this book is to clarify, and when feasible, to quantify the economic effects of the EU’s trade policies. To this...

To further benefit from trade liberalisation, developed and developing countries must get their policies right, in trade and other spheres, such as the web of domestic regulations that affect commerce within and between countries. In the run-up to the November 1999 WTO Ministerial in Seattle,...

This dataset on foreign direct investment (FDI) provides a summary of cross-country comparisons of international direct investment flows and stocks through main aggregates. FDI aggregates are included on a directional basis only (inward, outward) when available, or on asset/liability otherwise....

This dataset on foreign direct investment (FDI) provides cross-country comparisons of income on equity and interests on income from debt, broken down by partner country. Data are provided in US dollars, reported currency and as a share of GDP and are available from 2005 onwards. FDI income data...

This dataset on foreign direct investment (FDI) provides a cross-country comparison of income on equity and interests on income from debt, broken down by economic activity. Data are provided in US dollars, reported currency and as a share of GDP and are available from 2005 onwards. FDI income...