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Trade costs matter, in particular for small island developing countries, such as Pacific island Countries (PICs), given their economic size and remoteness from the world markets. This paper examines whether PICs' performance in cross-border trade costs is informed by the extent of their...
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In this paper, we review the sustainable development content of regional trade agreements (RTAs) globally using a new ESCAP RTA Text Analysis tool, followed by a comparative analysis of sustainable development related provisions in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and two...
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associated with e-commerce and the digitalization of trade in goods and services. At the multilateral level, the WTO holds … unlikely, e-commerce rules agreed in the WTO will potentially serve as baseline commitments on cooperation in digital trade. At …
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of the World Trade Organization (WTO) also supports various measures to facilitate cross-border paperless trade including … multilateral level by circulating proposals at the WTO to create trade rules relevant to the digital age. Such initiatives will …
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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) generally prohibits the World Trade Organization (WTO … not regulated under the GATT 1994 though a few WTO members such as China commit to restricting the use of export duties in … their WTO accession protocols. Given the plethora of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and the slow progress of the WTO Doha …
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WTO and the negotiations concerning climate change in the UN. In both case, it is argued, developing countries must assume … developing countries themselves. -- global economic governance ; developing countries ; WTO ; UNFCCC …
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This paper looks at the possibilities of a concluding "Bali package" on the issues that are currently engaging the WTO …
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Extensive research has demonstrated the existence of large potential welfare gains from trade facilitation - measures to reduce the overall costs of the international movement of goods. From an equity perspective an important question is how those benefits are distributed across and within...
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shows that the intellectual property regime in India is World Trade Organization (WTO) compatible, and that public health …
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Intellectual Property Rights administered by WTO) is diminishing. Therefore some countries are using bilateral and multilateral … ; TRIPS ; Asia-Pacific ; forum shopping ; economic development ; patents ; traditional knowledge ; regionalism ; WTO …
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