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been a 15 per cent reduction in average tariffs applied by WTO members. This brochure, produced to mark the WTO’s 20th … anniversary, looks at the evolution of trade and tariffs over the past 20 years. …
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been a 15 per cent reduction in average tariffs applied by WTO members. This brochure, produced to mark the WTO’s 20th … anniversary, looks at the evolution of trade and tariffs over the past 20 years. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544301
World Tariff Profiles 2019 provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over …-page profiles for each economy. Statistics on non-tariff measures by country and by product group complement the data on tariffs … United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Tariff data are presented in comparative tables and in one …
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World Tariff Profiles 2017 provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over … 170 countries and customs territories. The publication starts with a breakdown of the tariffs imposed by these economies …
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World Tariff Profiles 2018 provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over … 170 countries and customs territories. The publication starts with a breakdown of the tariffs imposed by these economies …. Tariff data are presented in comparative tables and in one-page profiles for each economy. Statistics on non-tariff measures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544742
While conditions in trade finance markets returned to normality in the main routes of trade, the structural difficulties of poor countries in accessing trade finance have not disappeared – and might have been worsened during and after the global financial crisis. There is a consistent flow of...
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The paper reviews a number of issues related to the use of currencies in international trade, more than one decade after the introduction of the euro and shortly after steps taken by the Chinese authorities to liberalize the use of the RMB in off-shore markets. Trade is an important factor in...
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There is a stark contrast between the ambitious investment promotion efforts of many least developed countries (LDCs) and their often minimal commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). At a time of urgent need to address domestic infrastructure and investment gaps, this...
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Non-transparency is a term given in this paper to a set of government policies that increase the risk and uncertainty faced by economic actors foreign investors. This increase in risk and uncertainty stems from the presence of bribery and corruption, unstable economic policies, weak and poorly...
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Are changes in services markets provoking reform, restrictions, or inertia? To address this question, we draw upon a new World Bank-WTO Services Trade Policy Database (STPD) to analyse the services trade policies of 68 economies in 23 subsectors across five broad areas—financial services,...
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