opening of these countries to international trade and foreign direct investment.On the other hand, the technology gap remains … substantial declines in global poverty. While high oil prices and heightened market volatility may signal a coming pause in this …

development countries' remittance receipts totaled …

these effects. The completion of the Doha Development Agenda by all countries in the World Trade Organization will reduce …The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of … agreements in force surpasses 200 and has risen eight-fold in two decades. Today as much as 40 percent of global trade takes …

global trade integration. The document contains commentary and analysis of international trade and its effects on developing …

agreements on investment policy are likely to have strong development effects, only if they deal with the big issues facing … countries: policy barriers in markets abroad; private restraints on competition; and, trade restraints officially sanctioned …

Realizing the promise of the new global initiatives to expand trade requires concerted effort to move development to … center stage in trade policy formulation. This report is dedicated to that agenda. It begins with a review of global … four broad areas that are particularly important to developing countries: merchandise trade, services, transport, and …

quarter century. This will not only create new opportunities for trade and investment, but will also require significant … gains from international trade. 3) Globalization is also posing broad and more complex policy challenges for governments …, especially the proper handling of the costs of adjustment associated with trade liberalization. The report also contains global …

manageable. In fact, openness to external trade and investment is often the necessary first step to solid, sustainable economic … years from 1985 to 1994, the ratio of world trade to GDP rose three times faster than during the previous decade. During … countries. Though developing countries in the aggregate kept pace with the world rate of trade integration, the ratio of trade …

policies in improving the development impact of remittances, and, their macroeconomic impact. Chapter 5 addresses the impact of …