Trade

 

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Aid for Trade and Development Results
This study presents a tool to help design logical frameworks for results-based management of aid for trade.
Country review of Argentina
The Inter-American Development Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development co-operate in competition law and policy to promote increased economic growth, employment and economic efficiency and a higher average standard of ...

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Current account balance of payments
This table includes data on current account balance of payments as a percentage of GDP. The table is part of the key tables collection on trade.
Aid for Trade in Action
History has shown that openness to trade is a key ingredient for economic success and for improved living standards. But simply opening the economy to international trade is not enough. Developing countries – especially the least developed – require...
Quantitative Evidence on Transparency in Regional Trade Agreements
What influences the adoption of transparency obligations in trade agreements, and what are its effects? This paper uses a new dataset on transparency provisions in over a hundred regional trade agreements (RTAs) to provide empirical evidence of the political economy determinants of...
 
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Thematic Video on Trade


Did you know that in the 3rd quarter of 2011, trade declined by 1% for G7 and BRICS compared to 4% growth the previous quarter?