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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...

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The Export Performance of Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970-19+L69390: A Survey

Greene, Joshua E. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992

The export performance of Sub-Saharan Africa has lagged behind that of developing countries in other regions for the past two decades, and total export proceeds have fallen significantly since 1980. Many factors explain this outcome, including continued concentration in slowly-growing non-fuel...

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India's Growth Spillovers to South Asia

Masha, Iyabo; Ding, Ding - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This study investigates the role of India's economy in explaining the observed growth in South Asia, taking into consideration other sources of growth endogenous to the countries in the region. Since a review of key variables indicates that India's bilateral trade and financial linkages with...

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Customs Administration Reform and Modernization in anglophone Africa; Early 1990's to Mid-2010

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Anglophone African countries have been implementing reform and modernization initiatives in their Customs … administrations. This paper outlines the progression of key reform and modernization initiatives in these countries since the early … Customs administration reform and modernization initiatives in Anglophone African countries generally lag behind international …

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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 …

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Trade Restrictiveness in the CEMAC Region. the Case of Congo

Oliva, Maria-Angels - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Congo's vital dependence on trade for development stands in contradiction with its trade policy. As a member of the CEMAC, Congo's tariff scheme at least formally is guided by CEMAC's 1994 trade regime agreement. This paper shows CEMAC's customs code is restrictive relative to that of comparable...

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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

This paper describes the United States recently enacted Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and assesses its quantitative impact on African exports. The AGOA expands the scope of preferential access of Africa's exports to the United States in key areas such as clothing. However, its medium...

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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...

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The United States and the New Regionalism/ Bilateralism

Yang, Yongzheng; Hilaire, Alvin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Current U.S. trade policy stresses establishing free trade areas (FTAs) with partners spanning the globe. Motivations include enhancing goods and services trade; stimulating investment flows; extending standards on intellectual property rights, labor, and the environment; and addressing...

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The Impact of Preference Erosionon Middle-Income Developing Countries

Lankes, Hans P.; Alexandraki, Katerina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Preference erosion has become an obstacle to multilateral trade liberalization, as beneficiaries of trade preferences have an incentive to resist reductions in mostfavored- nation (MFN) tariffs. This study identifies middle-income developing countries that are vulnerable to export revenue loss...

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