Connectivity is the key building block of convergence and cohesion in any regional integration initiative. Development … of connectivity across any region - especially of transportation linkages, energy pipelines, and information and … communication technology - contributes to integration by reducing transaction costs and facilitating intraregional trade and …

Relation between trade, inequality and poverty within countries is not beyond controversy. Under free trade and … competitive conditions, trade promotes growth, and growth reduces poverty. In general, trade liberalisation has long been seen as … an important element of an effective and sound economic policy and trade facilitation is a necessary step for achieving …

This paper discusses trade facilitation in the context of enhancing trading links between South and Southeast Asia, in … a manner understandable to the non-specialist. Presently, these two Asian regions tend to trade preferentially with … distant markets. One of the reasons cited for the limited trade between themselves is that trade facilitation with trade …

This paper discusses trade facilitation in the context of enhancing trading links between South and Southeast Asia, in … a manner understandable to the non-specialist. Presently, these two Asian regions tend to trade preferentially with … distant markets. One of the reasons cited for the limited trade between themselves is that trade facilitation with trade …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

reinforces that improvement in infrastructure and connectivity that leads to less trade transportation costs should be a … improved trade facilitation could bring huge gain as a large part of Indo-Pacific trade has remained unrealized. The trade … transaction cost is one of the major trading barriers prohibiting the growth of Indo-Pacific intra-regional trade. The study …

cooperation should aim to reduce both intra- and inter- regional trade facilitation gaps as well as to expand the connectivity …. South Asia has to enact its own connectivity and trade facilitation arrangement to take forward the agenda of South Asian … trade facilitation and connectivity in the region. South Asia connectivity needs a new vision to compete globally. This …

, trade facilitation, investment opportunities as the key drivers of regional integration. Sectors such as tourism and … data collected from World Bank, UNCTAD, WTO, ILO, Trade Map etc. to arrive at certain realistic findings which need … government to sharpen their trade policies to capitalize those opportunities. Globalization and integration of markets are fast …

With the trade normalization process between India and Pakistan gathering momentum since November 2011, new … opportunities for enhancing bilateral trade have opened between the two countries. This study estimates the trade potential between … India and Pakistan, and examines how this potential can be realized. Using the Trade Possibility Approach for all items …