countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region--that is, harmonization … a larger effort in the group to understand the implications for trade of agreements on standards"--World Bank web site …

World trade is increasingly ruled by preferential trade agreements (PTAs), but their precise nature remains relatively … Trade Center and the World Bank. The data set covers 5,203 products, 199 reporters, and 239 partners, representing … approximately 97 percent of world imports in 2016. There are three main findings. First, PTAs have significantly widened the scope …

countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region-that is, harmonization …

countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region-that is, harmonization …

agreements increase the trade between participating countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Harmonization of …