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World trade statistics show that approximately 70% of world trade in goods and services is related to Global Value Chains. Despite the importance of GVCs for integrating into the world economy,...
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The "dismal science" truly shines in this optimistic talk, as economist Alex Tabarrok argues free trade and globalization are shaping our once-divided world into a community of idea-sharing more...
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Improving levels of trade facilitation is one of the remaining challenges to enhancing connectivity and trade growth in South Asia, but border and internal security concerns are often perceived as a...
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Trade drives growth, but in many nations, borders are bottlenecks. The WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) aims to reduce the time and cost to trade by shredding red tape. The World Bank Group...
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Good performance of South Asia’s container ports is a crucial for the region’s competitiveness. A new World Bank report finds that while South Asia’s ports have made improvements, there is room for...
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Fashionable clothes. Fun felt toys. Tasty tea. Organic Ginger. Nepal has plenty of goods to export across the globe - and that will be easier with the launch of a new Trade Information Portal,...
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One of the most important instruments of trade facilitation is the commodity nomenclature, which provides a definition of all goods subject to foreign trade. The correct classification of goods forms...
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Most business leaders in Malawi see the Malawi Trade Portal (MTP) as a step forward in the provision of public information via online platforms and the promotion of transparency in the delivery of...
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Jamaica is taking steps to strengthen its trade environment as a way to improve the ease and ways of doing business and stimulate growth. In February 2015, Jamaica formed its National Committee on...
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The Republic of Sudan’s seaports used to be known for congestion resulting from the slow processing of imported goods. In response, the government created an ad hoc National Committee on trade...
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