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Although India has been experiencing a significant trade deficit with respect to RCEP members, and therefore likely to … be extremely cautious in terms of committing to any tariff liberalization under a formal RCEP agreement. This is mainly … due to the fear that cheaper imports through RCEP will be bad for India's domestic import competing producers and generate …
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In this paper, we examine possible medium-term changes in EU trade policy, including the negotiation and implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with regional entities like ASEAN and the NAFTA countries. We also examine the possible conclusion of the Doha Round of multilateral trade...
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This paper argues that the way for the Philippines to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is not through ASEAN but through the world. Being good neighbors will define the AEC and how the Philippines fits into it-not necessarily in the way it was planned. Of the 4 pillars underlying the AEC, the...
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The rise of mega-regionals such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Trans … system. But is this even likely? The difficulties of free trade agreement (FTA) consolidation at the regional level are well … are negotiated, reference erosion sets in, reducing the resistance of FTA partners to multilateralization …
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The scope and depth of bilateral and regional preferential trade agreements (RTAs) negotiated over the past 15 years has expanded beyond traditional market access and preferential tariffs to include provisions on a wide range of issues, including trade facilitation. This study is a first attempt...
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Sweden became a member of the European Union (EU) in 1995. Since then, she has been integrated into the EU's internal market under the Single Market Programme (SMP). Before Sweden's accession to the EU, she was a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) signed with the EU in 1972....
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To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...
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