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Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?
Romalis, John; Amiti, Mary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It shows that for many developing countries, actual preferential access is less generous than it appears because of low product coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599383
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Raising Armenia's Export Potential
Akepanidtaworn, Klakow - 2022
's growth rate. It provides an overview of Armenia's export performance, analyzes factors and policy valuables that affect … export outcomes in terms of volumes and composition, and draws policy implications …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015060013
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Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? Some Implications for the Mekong-3 Countries
Tumbarello, Patrizia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or runs the risk of turning into an unmanageable "noodle bowl" in the future? The goal of this paper is to shed some light on this question. The results show that membership in the Asian RTAs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263990
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Trade in the WAEMU; Developments and Reform Opportunities
Weisfeld, Hans; Goretti, Manuela - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper provides an overview of trade reform in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1996 and a quantitative assessment of potential effects on trade patterns and tariff revenue of the current reform agenda. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825805
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Trade Integration in the East African Community; An Assessment for Kenya
McIntyre, Meredith A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
The paper analyses the potential trade impact of the forthcoming East African Community (EAC) customs union. It examines the trade linkages among the member countries of the EAC and the extent to which the introduction of the EAC common external tariff will liberalize their trade regimes. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826317
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The Impact of Preference Erosionon Middle-Income Developing Countries
Lankes, Hans P.; Alexandraki, Katerina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
countries that are vulnerable to export revenue loss from preference erosion. It concludes that the problem is heavily … extent-textile exports. Accordingly, measures to help mitigate the impact of preference erosion can be closely targeted at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768763
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Caribbean Bananas; The Macroeconomic Impact of Trade Preference Erosion
Cashin, Paul; Mlachila, Montfort; Haines, Cleary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of the erosion of trade preferences, with a focus on the export of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519492
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Trade Reform in the CEMAC; Developments and Opportunities
Tsangarides, Charalambos G.; Martijn, Jan Kees - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper provides an update on the main elements of the reform agenda concerning the CEMAC trade regime as well as a tentative quantitative assessment of selected effects on tariff revenues and trade patterns. Notwithstanding data limitations, the key messages from the analysis are as follows....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605078
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The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and its Rules of Origin; Generosity Undermined?
Subramanian, Arvind; Mattoo, Aaditya; Roy, Devesh - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
quantitative impact on African exports. The AGOA expands the scope of preferential access of Africa's exports to the United States …This paper describes the United States recently enacted Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and assesses its … addition to current non-oil exports would have been nearly five times greater (US$540 million) if no restrictive conditions had …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826130
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Navigating the Evolving Landscape between China and Africa's Economic Engagements
Chen, Wenjie - 2024
China and Africa have forged a strong economic relationship since China's accession to the WTO in 2001. This paper … of a further slowdown in Chinese growth are analyzed, highlighting the varying effects on different countries in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058658