Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report
The study is organized in the three sections following the introduction, by which Section I reviews the economic performance of the five Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro - with a focu...
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okr-10986-147672021-04-23T14:03:16Z Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report World Bank TRADE POLICY EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION MARKET ACCESS EXPORT CAPACITY EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADE LIBERALIZATION GROWTH PROMOTION FREE TRADE & PROTECTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS SERVICES MERCHANDISE TRADE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY STABILIZATION MEASURES STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR EXPORT EARNINGS AGREEMENT ON TRADE AGRICULTURE CD CENTRAL PLANNING CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION DYNAMIC GAINS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMBARGO EQUILIBRIUM EXPORT SECTORS EXPORTS EXTERNAL FINANCE FATS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREE TRADE AREAS FREE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS FUELS FULL LIBERALIZATION GATS GDP GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL INTEGRATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HARMONIZATION OF LEGISLATION IMPORTS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LDCS LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE LIVING STANDARDS MARKET ACCESS MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES MFN NET EXPORTER OPENNESS PATTERN OF TRADE PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS QUOTAS REGIONAL TRADE RULES OF ORIGIN SERVICES TRADE TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOURISM TRADE CLASSIFICATION TRADE CREATION TRADE DATA TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE ISSUES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADING PARTNERS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VALUE OF TRADE WELFARE EFFECTS WORLD TRADE WTO The study is organized in the three sections following the introduction, by which Section I reviews the economic performance of the five Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro - with a focus on international trade. A discussion follows in Section II on the current status regarding participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO), relations with the European Union (EU), and relations with each other, and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, all of which affect the conditions for market access for their exports. Then follows an institutional and policy analysis regarding trade in goods and services, including the main challenges these countries face in global integration. The study stipulates the political economy of reducing trade controls is difficult, especially if it is to be done on an autonomous basis; however, the accession (EU) process gives governments a vehicle they can use to push forward reforms that would otherwise be difficult to implement. Moreover, WTO members, need to take the opportunity of the new Round of multilateral trade negotiations (agreed in Doha), to reduce existing trade barriers further, both in merchandise trade, and in services. But it is important to strengthen institutions for regional cooperation, supported within the framework of the Stability Pact, which provides a useful forum for cooperation on trade policy. 2013-08-01T22:29:15Z 2013-08-01T22:29:15Z 2003-03-28 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2233787/trade-policies-institutions-countries-south-eastern-europe-eu-stabilization-association-process http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14767 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia |
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TRADE POLICY EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION MARKET ACCESS EXPORT CAPACITY EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADE LIBERALIZATION GROWTH PROMOTION FREE TRADE & PROTECTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS SERVICES MERCHANDISE TRADE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY STABILIZATION MEASURES STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR EXPORT EARNINGS AGREEMENT ON TRADE AGRICULTURE CD CENTRAL PLANNING CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION DYNAMIC GAINS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMBARGO EQUILIBRIUM EXPORT SECTORS EXPORTS EXTERNAL FINANCE FATS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREE TRADE AREAS FREE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS FUELS FULL LIBERALIZATION GATS GDP GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL INTEGRATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HARMONIZATION OF LEGISLATION IMPORTS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LDCS LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE LIVING STANDARDS MARKET ACCESS MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES MFN NET EXPORTER OPENNESS PATTERN OF TRADE PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS QUOTAS REGIONAL TRADE RULES OF ORIGIN SERVICES TRADE TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOURISM TRADE CLASSIFICATION TRADE CREATION TRADE DATA TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE ISSUES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADING PARTNERS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VALUE OF TRADE WELFARE EFFECTS WORLD TRADE WTO |
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TRADE POLICY EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION MARKET ACCESS EXPORT CAPACITY EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADE LIBERALIZATION GROWTH PROMOTION FREE TRADE & PROTECTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS SERVICES MERCHANDISE TRADE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY STABILIZATION MEASURES STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR EXPORT EARNINGS AGREEMENT ON TRADE AGRICULTURE CD CENTRAL PLANNING CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION DYNAMIC GAINS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMBARGO EQUILIBRIUM EXPORT SECTORS EXPORTS EXTERNAL FINANCE FATS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREE TRADE AREAS FREE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS FUELS FULL LIBERALIZATION GATS GDP GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL INTEGRATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HARMONIZATION OF LEGISLATION IMPORTS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LDCS LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE LIVING STANDARDS MARKET ACCESS MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES MFN NET EXPORTER OPENNESS PATTERN OF TRADE PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS QUOTAS REGIONAL TRADE RULES OF ORIGIN SERVICES TRADE TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOURISM TRADE CLASSIFICATION TRADE CREATION TRADE DATA TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE ISSUES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADING PARTNERS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VALUE OF TRADE WELFARE EFFECTS WORLD TRADE WTO World Bank Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report |
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The study is organized in the three
sections following the introduction, by which Section I
reviews the economic performance of the five Balkan
countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro - with a focus on
international trade. A discussion follows in Section II on
the current status regarding participation in the World
Trade Organization (WTO), relations with the European Union
(EU), and relations with each other, and other countries in
Central and Eastern Europe, all of which affect the
conditions for market access for their exports. Then follows
an institutional and policy analysis regarding trade in
goods and services, including the main challenges these
countries face in global integration. The study stipulates
the political economy of reducing trade controls is
difficult, especially if it is to be done on an autonomous
basis; however, the accession (EU) process gives governments
a vehicle they can use to push forward reforms that would
otherwise be difficult to implement. Moreover, WTO members,
need to take the opportunity of the new Round of
multilateral trade negotiations (agreed in Doha), to reduce
existing trade barriers further, both in merchandise trade,
and in services. But it is important to strengthen
institutions for regional cooperation, supported within the
framework of the Stability Pact, which provides a useful
forum for cooperation on trade policy. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note |
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World Bank |
| title |
Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report |
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Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report |
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Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report |
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Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report |
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Trade Policies and Institutions in the Countries of South Eastern Europe in the EU Stabilization and Association Process : Regional Report |
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trade policies and institutions in the countries of south eastern europe in the eu stabilization and association process : regional report |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2233787/trade-policies-institutions-countries-south-eastern-europe-eu-stabilization-association-process http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14767 |
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