Eru, a vegetable found in the forest, plays an important role in trade between countries in West and Central Africa, especially between Cameroon and Nigeria. This note analyses the environment for trade...
With preferential trade agreements on the rise worldwide rules of origin which are necessary to prevent trade deflection are attracting increasing attention. At the same time, preference erosion for Generalized...
目前,跨国境服务贸易迅速增长。在服务出口增长最快的国家中,既有工业化国家,也有发展中国家。尽管这种贸易带来了大量的全球利益,但进口国的调整压力可能会导致保护主义反弹。实际上,在采购和管理限制中已经体现出某些苗头。目前,在多哈发展议程下的谈判提供了锁定当前开放和预防保护主义的机会。本文描述了《服务贸易总协定》下的一个大胆倡议对保证开放的作用。
Market liberalization and increasing consumer demand in OECD countries offer attractive opportunities for agricultural exporters from developing countries. Trade in fishery products, exotics, pre-cut products...
以世界贸易组织为中介进行的金融服务谈判对很多发展中国家和经济转轨国家发展更稳定和透明的政策制度有很大的帮助,而且他们的承诺决不会影响他们追求合理的宏观和监管政策的能力。在另一方面,尤其是亚洲和拉美的参与者对承诺金融自由化仍举棋不定。而且,呼吁通过允许“新人”加入来引进竞争的声音已经比呼吁允许(或保持)外资股参与以及保护既有市场成员地位的声音要弱了。 Mattoo分析了在世界贸易组织的服务贸易总协议(GATS)框架下的金融服务谈判的结果。...
This is the third of four notes on what the Uruguay Round means for developing countries. The basic principles of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) are similar to those of the General Agreement...