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No. 2015/02 | 10 Mar 2015 |
Trade-led Regional Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional integration through regional value chains (RVCs) can help sub-Saharan Africa to trigger structural transformation in its economies. The leather and leather products (LLP) industry provides a tremendous opportunity for the region to form RVCs... |
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No. 2015/01 | 01 Feb 2015 |
Aid for Trade and Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper analyses empirically whether Aid for Trade (AfT) programmes have assisted the process of structural transformation in African countries. It first analyses the impact on trade flows and trade costs, which are the main channels of... |
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No. 2014/05 | 01 Dec 2014 |
India–Pakistan Economic Co-operation
The trade relationship between India and Pakistan is considered to be one of the most important determinants of the South Asian regional integration initiative. There have been several initiatives taken by India and Pakistan for strengthening... |
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No. 2014/04 | 01 Dec 2014 |
The Services Trade Dimension of Global Value Chains
This paper considers in detail the various factors that drive competitiveness in services, a critical but often overlooked part of the global value chain, and the policy levers available to influence them. Services play a key role in enabling the... |
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No. 2014/03 | 06 Oct 2014 |
What Do Small and Poor Developing Countries Need from the Multilateral Trading System?
This paper reflects on small and poor developing countries’ needs from a multilateral trading system. Having recognised the importance of the WTO in ensuring predictability for producers and consumers and the limited negotiating capacity of small and... |
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No. 2014/02 | 06 Oct 2014 |
Commonwealth Small States and Least Developed Countries in the WTO Dispute Settlement System
This paper provides the first specific evaluation of the participation of Commonwealth small states and LDCs in WTO dispute settlement. Despite these countries’ small shares of global trade, the paper queries whether their current limited... |
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No. 2014/01 | 22 Aug 2014 |
New Regional Trade Architectures
Examines the implications for least developed countries and small and vulnerable economies of two major upcoming regional trade agreements – the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. |