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 gauge the potential trade impact of the formation of the customs union …

. This paper examines—among other things—the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the … ahead with ambitious structural reforms to entrench macroeconomic stability and ensure an attractive environment for …

Trade theories covering Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) are as diverse as the literature in search of their … the empirical strategy, we report clear evidence of Trade Creation, Trade Diversion, and Open Bloc effects. After … controlling for natural trading partner effects, Trade Creation is weaker - except for the EU. To calculate the actual effects of …

Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or runs the risk of … results show that membership in the Asian RTAs considered in this study have not, to date, occurred at the expense of trade … and multilateral liberalization, could run the risk of leading to costly trade diversion. …

adversely once these safeguards are lifted. We argue that India could emerge much stronger and expand its trade in T&C at a much …

Regional trade arrangements (RTAs) in Africa have been ineffective in promoting trade and foreign direct investment …. Relatively high external trade barriers and low resource complementarity between member countries limit both intra- and … extraregional trade. Small market size, poor transport facilities and high trading costs make it difficult for African countries to …

trade reorientation toward WTO members after a putative accession. Our results also prompt some ideas that may resolve the … recent empirical controversy over the WTO's overall role in promoting trade. …

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 …. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within WAEMU, implementation of the union's current trade regime still …

Preference erosion has become an obstacle to multilateral trade liberalization, as beneficiaries of trade preferences …