The auto sector in Pakistan has been a persistent opponent of trade liberalisation in the country. This has entailed … cheaper auto sector inputs and raw material are allowed and imports are facilitated from China and India, new entrants (both … National Tariff Commission, Ministry of Industries, Engineering Development Board, Federal Board of Revenue, and PSQCA will …

key component of all new age trade agreements. However, there is neither a framework nor strategy for regulatory co …-operation, policy dialogue, initiatives and sharing of best practices at the APAC level to facilitate more cross-border trade. Given …, consumer privacy, crossborder payments, gaps in paperless trade, etc., that may impact the current and/or future growth of the …

The vigorous growth of the Chinese economy together with its growing role in international trade has raised fears of … deindustrialization among developing countries. This study draws on the large increase in the international trade exposure of the … Brazilian economy from 2000 to 2012 to assess the impacts of trade on its manufacturing sector. In this period, import …

that market-entry measures are important to both total services exports and imports in the region and bilateral trade flows …This paper uses data on policy measures affecting services operation and trade to document and estimate the impact of … different types of policy measures on services exports and imports, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. It finds …

As India seeks to strengthen trade, investment and other forms of economic cooperation with ASEAN, Myanmar is an … "gateway" to South East Asia, Myanmar is also vital in terms of economic development for India's North East Region (NER). India … linkages with Myanmar. To this end, India's Act East Policy is increasingly being projected as the new economic development …

trade between India and Pakistan. We explain the comparative advantages of both countries at a disaggregated level, followed … to trade with India. We find that a gradual opening up of pharmaceutical trade with India may allow Pakistan to enhance … India. Pakistan, in the medium to long run, may also be able to diversify its pharmaceutical export base, reduce cost of …

This paper analyses the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between EU and India focusing on services trade. Based on … agreement and next predict the impact on services trade flows using a general equilibrium structural gravity analysis. I find …'s trade with the rest of the world would not change much, while India's exports to the rest of the world would decline by …

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are increasingly dealing with challenges shaped by the new geopolitical and trade … technical barriers to trade (TBTs) and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. Although trade costs associated with these … international network of subsidiaries, and those that are located in trading partners with deep preferential trade agreements can …

The comparison of the key features of trade integration processes and the economic outcomes in China and India reveals … manufacturing trade, have gone further and that this is likely one of the key determinants of better economic performance of China … trade and FDI in manufactured goods has spurred the emergence of a largely private sector. On the other hand the high level …

implementation of the 2013 Trade Facilitation Agreement would reduce the time to trade by 1.5 days. In that case, processing costs …