How Has Regional Integration Taken Place in Other Regions? : Lessons for South Asia

How Has Regional Integration Taken Place in Other Regions? : Lessons for South Asia

As the momentum for multilateral trade liberalization has slowed, an increasing amount of liberalization is taking place at a regional level. As of April 2015, there are 406 regional trade agreements (RTAs) in force worldwide, more than double the...

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Main Authors: Kathuria, Sanjay, Shahid, Sohaib, Ferrantino, Michael Joseph
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
COMMON MARKET
TARIFFS
HARMONIZATION
TRADE VOLUMES
INVESTORS
CAPITAL CONTROLS
TRADE SHARE
MULTILATERAL TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
BARRIERS
TRADE COSTS
BARRIER
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INVESTMENT PROVISIONS
REGIONAL STANDARDS
INCOME
VALUE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONVERGENCE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
REGIONAL LEVEL
EUROPEAN UNION
EXCHANGE
PROTECTIONS
CROSS-BORDER ISSUES
ELECTRONIC TRADE
HARMONIZATION OF REGULATIONS
EXPORTS
AGRICULTURE
INCOME COUNTRIES
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
NATIONAL POLICIES
TRADE FACILITATION
PRICE
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
PAYMENTS
MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
FREE TRADE
REGULATORY REGIMES
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF STANDARDS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
TRADE AGREEMENTS
IMPORTING COUNTRY
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EXPORTING COUNTRY
TRADE
MUTUAL RECOGNITION
GDP
GOODS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM
SECURITY
COSTS
INVESTMENT
REGIONAL PARTNERS
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
SHARE
REGIONAL COOPERATION
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
TARIFF
REGIONAL TRADE
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
TARIFF REDUCTION
CUSTOMS
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
INVESTMENTS
WORLD TRADE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
COMMUNICATION
POLICY RESEARCH
OPEN BORDERS
TRADE FRICTIONS
RULES OF ORIGIN
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF REDUCTION
ACCESS
TRADE INFORMATION
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
APPAREL
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
OUTCOMES
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
TRADING PARTNERS
TECHNICAL BARRIERS
TRADE AGREEMENT
INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
LIBERALIZATION
NON-TARIFF MEASURES
EQUITABLE TREATMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24599908/regional-integration-taken-place-other-regions-lessons-south-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22030

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24599908/regional-integration-taken-place-other-regions-lessons-south-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22030

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