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highly integrated into the world economy. Second, Turkey's export performance in 1996-2004 in EU markets bears strong … macroeconomic stability after the 2001 crisis. "--World Bank web site …
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, organizational arrangements preventing that to happen unnecessarily increase administrative intervention in the economy. "--World …
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For decades, Gambia has served as a regional entrepot, using the river as a transportation link to the hinterland. Relatively low import taxes, well-functioning port and customs services, and limited administrative barriers reinforced Gambia's position as a trading center. About 80 percent of...
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enlarging its own liberalization to countries other than the United States to boost trade-induced poverty reductions. "--World …
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for SAFTA is weak. When compared with the rest of the world, the region is tiny both in terms of economic size as measured … by GDP (and per capita incomes) and the share in world trade. It is argued that these facts make it unlikely that trade … minimizing the likely trade-diversion costs and maximizing the potential benefits. "--World Bank web site …
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Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Trade and FDI Patterns -- The High-Tech Sector: FDI and Export Performance -- Insurance: The End of a Monopoly and a New Beginning for a Market -- Telecommunications and the End of Another...
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This report provides a preliminary assessment of DR-CAFTA (the , with particular attention to three key themes: (1) expected trade and non-trade benefits, (2) actions that Central American countries need to pursue to capitalize optimally on the new opportunities, and (3) identification of the...
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Stronger regional integration has been a policy priority in Africa for several decades. Countries in Africa have committed to a process of deeper integration, but have made little progress in implementing commitments and removing barriers. This report looks at the monitoring of regional...
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Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are …
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