The paper aims to identify the interests and concerns of MENA countries in the new round of multilateral trade negotiations (the WTO 2000 negotiations) with a view of helping these countries develop negotiation objectives and strategies.

This report's focus is making global value chains (GVCs) more inclusive. To achieve inclusiveness is by overcoming participation constraints for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and facilitation access for Low Income Developing Countries (LIDCs). The underlying assumption is that most firms...

This paper focuses upon the links between trade and the environment, and the use of trade policies to address environmental spillovers among countries. The paper emphasizes the existence of alternative forms of international cooperation, ranging from binding agreements to loose coordinating...

The paper assesses the impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements on ESCWA countries' exports of manufactured products. The assessment is made with reference to the liberalization achievements in industrial countries, and explores the issue of whether the Round will provide exporters of manufactured...

The paper presents a selective review of the 'new' theories of international trade and examines their relevance to the new opportunities facing Turkey following the dramatic changes in the former Soviet Union (FSU). A gravity flow model is developed to assess the results of these changes. The...

The premise of the paper is that when the forces driving the globalization of the world economy are fully appreciated, the need for a new program of action in the MENA countries becomes very clear. We are going through a period of rapid and fundamental change that requires major adjustments in...