AUGUST 2007‚FIRST DRAFT Services provisions in regional trade agreements: stumbling or building blocks for multilateral liberalization? Carsten Fink World Bank Marion Jansen* WTO Paper presented at the Conference on Multilateralising Regionalism Sponsored and organized by WTO - HEI Co-organized by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) 10-12 September 2007 Geneva‚ Switzerland The views expressed in this paper are the authors’ own and cannot be attributed to the World Bank‚ the WTO
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AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is a trade bloc agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations supporting local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. The ASEAN Heads of State and Government decided to establish an ASEAN Free Trade Area or AFTA in 1992. The objective of AFTA is to increase the ASEAN region’s competitive advantage as a production base geared for the world market. A vital step in this direction is the liberalization of trade through the elimination
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free trade area?. Main reasons are explained in the Summit Of The Americas (December 1994) among all the reasons we can emphasize the idea of unifying efforts among all American countries (or most of them‚ Cuba is not included for example) in order to achieve a faster economic growth ‚ lower inflation‚ expanded oportunities and confidence in participating in the global marketplace and to promote prosperity through increased economic integration and more open economies. This agreement will
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Global Warming: Causes‚ Effects‚ and Solutions. Global Warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth ’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Many people do not see this as a problem. However‚ it is currently a huge issue that is often talked about among scientists and many other people. Global Warming is caused by many different things. Greenhouse gases‚ deforestation‚ and solar activity are three different proven facts that cause global warming
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The Effect of Global Warming on Thermohaline Circulation Kabir Rao1 [1] Industrial activities‚ such as fossil fuel burning and other human activities such as tropical deforestation have increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Increasing global temperatures are likely to have extreme effects on global climate and may result in species extinction‚ changes in agricultural production and deleterious effects on health. Studies have been conducted in recent years on the effects of
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GLOBAL WARMING AND GREEN HOUSE EFFECT – HOW CAN WE STOP THEM ? The greenhouse effect occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere trap infrared radiation whereas Global warming refers to an increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect. Burning fossil fuels raises the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere‚ and it is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming. We can help to reduce the demand for fossil fuels‚ which in turn reduces
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Trade Fairs and Exhibitions and their economic impact on companies and countries What are Trade Fairs? A trade fair is also known as a trade show/trade exhibition/expo. The name may vary but the basic function of the activity represents a major industry marketing event. They are organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products‚ service‚ study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities. In contrast to consumer fairs
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Hungary-the effect of the economic crisis Unemployment in Hungary- The effect of the economic crisis I. Introduction One of the most serious problems in Hungary is the unemployment. People are trying to find solutions to beat the unemployment but yet those efforts were hopeless‚ and they are still fighting to create job possibilities for the unemployed people. The economic crisis which occurred all over Europe brought a big change on the whole world. Because of the actual economic crisis
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FREE TRADE 자유 무역 التجارة الحرة Free trade has many different properties that make it both good and bad. I believe that the positives aspects of free trade outweigh the negative‚ but the negatives are still significant. Having a free trade agreement with another country can cause a loss of income to local businesses‚ but it allows businesses to step up their work ethic and improve products and production. This can benefit the unemployed because business owners need to hire more workers. A
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Explore Yahuda’s argument that increasing economic interdependence between China and Japan does not necessarily spell stability in the relationship. Through critical analysis of Yahuda’s article‚ exploring the complex and paradoxical relationship of both China and Japan’s economic and political ties; there is an abundance of evidence suggesting the increasing economic relations between the two countries‚ whilst simultaneously addressing the declination of political ties. Factually‚ Yahuda’s article
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