In understanding the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Asia since 2000, it is important to distinguish between two types of FTAs in terms of a legal basis on either General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Article XXIV or the Enabling Clause. The latter provision can be used...

Japan and China's trade policy has historically centered on multilateralism. Over the past ten years, however, these two countries have shifted course somewhat by pursuing a number of free trade agreements (FTAs) and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). As the two largest economies in Asia,...

The paper examines the economic implications of Belarus' participation in the newly created EURASEC Customs Union. The results of the calculations show that after the introduction of a common external tariff (CET) the level of tariff protection in Belarus has not increased noticeably. The...