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Deepening economic integration via regional co-operation has emerged as a key priority in the reform strategies of most developing economies over the past decade. This is evidenced by the explosive growth in bilateral and regional trading agreements in which they now participate. Regional aid for trade can help developing countries spur regional economic integration, enhance competitiveness, and plug into regional production networks. Based on a rich set of experiences regarding regional aid for trade projects and programmes, the study finds that regional aid for trade offers great potential as a catalyst for growth, development and poverty reduction. The study recommends greater emphasis on regional aid for trade as a means of improving regional economic integration and development prospects. While regional aid for trade faces many practical implementation challenges, experience has shown that associated problems are not insurmountable but do require thorough planning, careful project formulation, and prioritization on the part of policy makers.

Development --- Trade --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- Economic assistance --- Trade blocs --- Developing countries --- Commerce. --- Regional economic blocs --- Regional trading blocs --- Trading blocs --- International trade

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Ces dernières années, le nombre d’accords commerciaux régionaux (ACR) a considérablement augmenté. Le nombre d’accords commerciaux régionaux qui comportent des dispositions environnementales augmente également. Or, ces dispositions et les enseignements dégagés de leur négociation et de leur mise en oeuvre n’ont pas encore fait l’objet d’un examen approfondi. Cette étude vise à combler cette lacune. Elle répertorie les dispositifs relatifs aux questions d’environnement dans les ACR et les pratiques des pays en ce qui concerne la négociation et la mise en œuvre de ces dispositifs. Elle examine les accords commerciaux régionaux et bilatéraux, y compris les unions douanières et les accords de libre échange. L’étude s’appuie sur l’analyse des textes des ACR et des rapports qui examinent leur mise en œuvre, ainsi que sur les observations et informations communiquées par des experts de pays de l’OCDE ou hors OCDE.

Commercial treaties. --- Electronic books. -- local. --- International trade -- Environmental aspects. --- Trade blocs. --- International trade --- Environmental aspects. --- Regional economic blocs --- Regional trading blocs --- Trading blocs --- Trade agreements (Commerce) --- Competition, International --- Foreign trade regulation --- Treaties --- Reciprocity (Commerce)

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Trade blocs. --- Commercial policy. --- Trade blocs --- Commercial policy --- International Commerce --- Commerce --- Business & Economics --- Regional economic blocs --- Regional trading blocs --- Trading blocs --- International trade --- Foreign trade policy --- International trade policy --- Trade policy --- Economic policy --- International economic relations --- Government policy

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Regional trade agreements (RTAs) have proliferated around the world in the past two decades, and now nearly all members of the WTO are party to at least one. Besides tariffs and rules of origin regulating trade in goods, many RTAs now include provisions on services, investments, technical barriers to trade and competition rules, as well as a host of issues not directly related to trade. The geographic reach of RTAs is expanding, with transcontinental agreements spreading forcefully alongside intra-regional agreements. 'Multilateralizing Regionalism' was the title of a major conference held from 10-12 September 2007 at the WTO in Geneva. Brought together in this publication, the conference papers achieve two things. First, they marshall detailed, new empirical work on the nature of the 'Spaghetti Bowl' and the problems it poses for the multilateral trade system. Second, they contribute fresh and creative thinking on how to 'tame the tangle' of regional trade agreements.

International law --- Foreign trade. International trade --- Commercial law. Economic law (general) --- World Trade Organization --- handelspolitiek, internationaal --- GATT --- Commercial policy --- Commercial treaties --- International trade --- Regionalism --- Trade blocs --- Regional economic blocs --- Regional trading blocs --- Trading blocs --- Trade agreements (Commerce) --- Competition, International --- Foreign trade regulation --- Treaties --- Reciprocity (Commerce) --- Law --- General and Others

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Cooperation --- Trade blocs --- Coalition (Social sciences) --- Commerce --- 339.5 --- Trade --- Economics --- Business --- Transportation --- Social groups --- Regional economic blocs --- Regional trading blocs --- Trading blocs --- International trade --- Cooperative distribution --- Cooperative movement --- Distribution, Cooperative --- Profit-sharing --- Buitenlandse handel. Internationale handel. Ruilvoet --- 339.5 Buitenlandse handel. Internationale handel. Ruilvoet --- Collaborative economy --- Peer-to-peer economy --- Sharing economy --- Coalitions --- Cooperation. --- Traffic (Commerce) --- Merchants