As part of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) program for Trade-Related Assistance to Least Developed Countries … implementing agency for a Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS). The general objectives of a DTIS are: (i) to assist the … government in mainstreaming trade and competitiveness in the country's overall development strategy; (ii) to provide a diagnostic …

This report summarizes the main challenges that men- and women-led companies (also referred to as traders or trade … firms) and customs brokers face in undertaking cross-border trade of merchandise goods in the Republic of Tajikistan. The … international trade is essential for poverty reduction, and it provides better job opportunities and increased returns, particularly …

report focuses on the direct impact of the war on world trade and investment. It identifies five trade and investment …. The report finds that world trade will drop by 1 percent, lowering global GDP by 0.7 percent and GDP of low …-income countries by 1 percent. Beyond these direct effects, the war's long-term implications for global trade and investment will …

trade. Theoretically, firms invest abroad to expand their sales markets when trade costs are too high, therefore FDI is a … substitute for trade. FDI in non-tradable sectors (services, etc) has this feature. However, in practice, FDI goes to export … trade cost than countries such as India or Bangladesh), FDI could go primarily to non-tradable (at least as shown in the …

Trade can dramatically improve women's lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women … complexity and specificity of the relationship between trade and gender, it is essential to assess the potential impact of trade … policy on both women and men and to develop appropriate, evidence-based policies to ensure that trade helps to enhance …

: the shift in the balance of global growth from developed to emerging economies, the rise of emerging-market firms as a … growth opportunities on a global level has meant that the international presence of emerging-market firms in cross-bo …