This paper examines the impact of telecommunications liberalization in Africa on both sectoral performance and economic …

operation of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism. Those Reviews show that trade liberalization came hand-in-hand with internal … liberalization slowed down during the second decade under review, with tariffs having come down mostly during the earlier years. The … considerable trade policy liberalization achieved during past years, and to strengthen the multilateral trading system. …

substantial benefits that may be associated with the liberalization of services trade, the GATS has obviously not yet lived up to … regimes and, thus, potentially higher gains from liberalization than in merchandise trade, to undertake or envisage …

available. A number of trends are evident. While a majority of RTAs result in a reasonably high degree of liberalization overall … (with developing countries often liberalizing as much or more than developed countries), liberalization is not uniform … across products or RTA parties. In some RTAs the degree of liberalization appears to be a negotiated outcome, depending on …

essential role of services for economic development; the high costs imposed by trade protection; the benefits of liberalization …

liberalization of both trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) has been an integral part, is of paramount importance. By fostering … impacts (intended or unintended) on the economy, the TPRM can be a catalyst for unilateral reform, including liberalization of … trade and FDI. Although the latter has received added impetus from multilateral liberalization under the auspices of the …