Regional trade agreements (RTAs) are pivotal in enhancing trade and participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs). Over the past two decades, numerous trade agreements have been ratified, driven by theoretical...
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had widespread negative effects in developing countries around the world, generating an unprecedented shock. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was a particularly...
Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history of dealing with large shocks. The region is threatened by both economic and natural hazards. Nations have specialized...
Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history of dealing with large shocks. The region is threatened by both economic and natural hazards. Nations have specialized...
Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history of dealing with large shocks. The region is threatened by both economic and natural hazards. Nations have specialized...
Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history of dealing with large shocks. The region is threatened by both economic and natural hazards. Nations have specialized...
Trade facilitation measures that simplify, modernize, and harmonize export and import processes are particularly important in a world of global value chains where goods cross borders multiple times. At...
Real time indicators show merchandise trade recovering in June and July. Trade data in June, available for 22 countries, show exports were, on average, down 5.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) compared with...
Economic conditions in China have changed dramatically over the past six months. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and measures taken to contain it have triggered a combined demand and supply shock...
中国的经济情况在过去半年发生了巨大变化。新冠肺炎疫情和采取的防控措施引发了供需双重冲击。报告预测,中国经济增速今年将大幅放缓至1.6%,为1976年以来的最低增速,2021年回升至7.9%。即使经济活动回升,预计中国减贫步伐将会放慢,反映出家庭收入增长放缓的影响。如果不采取额外的政策措施,预计2020年脱贫人数将会比疫前预测减少800万至2000万人。尽管中国经济前景面临很高的风险,但前瞻性的复苏策略并且辅以良好的政策可以部分缓解风险。疫情后的经济复苏为中国提供了一个推动经济再平衡、实现更加包容、可持续和绿色增长的机会。
Merchandise trade appears to have bottomed out in April, falling nearly 20 percent year on year (YoY), after a 10 percent decline in March. For the handful of countries with available May data, trade remains...
This edition of the Nigeria Development Update provides policy options that Nigerian policymakers may consider in order to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and lay the foundation for a strong...
The contraction in the nominal value of global merchandise trade that began in mid-2018 deepened in March, with global exports of merchandise trade declining by 11.9 percent in March year-on-year (YoY)...
Do regional trade agreements negatively impact non-members? This paper revisits this long-standing trade policy question using firm-level data and detailed information on the content of trade agreements...
Participation in global value chains is a key element in the industrialization strategies of many developing nations. This paper investigates the role of services liberalization in promoting participation...