(RTAs) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Information sharing on RTAs is critically important because monitoring is … attempts to reveal those RTAs upon which the WTO fails to shed the light of the transparency exercise. While many studies have … attempt to identify the comprehensive picture of non-notified RTAs, with an emphasis on the Asia and the Pacific. Because …

While there is an extensive amount of literature on the noodle bowl of agreements in Asia, the majority of studies … in Asia. The noodle bowl of FTAs usually results in more options for traders and even can bring unexpected preferences … (such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership) and/or WTO architecture. …

trade agreements (PTAs) are driving this trend in Asia and the Pacific as well as in Central and South America, and the … under negotiation or in force. In this regard, Asia and the Pacific has developed a rapidly evolving regional economic … Economic Partnership (or ASEAN+6 RCEP), as well as the putative Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which …

Asia. It finds broad geographical coverage of RTAs in the Americas, and evidence that these agreements have broadened and … looking to ensure well-functioning RTAs. It suggests that RTAs can encourage broader liberalization in Asia, but some sectors …

Preferential trade agreements are mushrooming in Asia. However, they have not been facilitating intra-regional trade as … parcel of all preferential agreements - have resulted in low utilization rates in Asia. The key driver of trade integration … in Asia has been the rise of China, and not preferential trade agreements. In the last two decades, Chinas has managed to …

medical goods-vaccines and their value chains, personal protective equipment, and diagnostic test kits-across 29 Asia and the …