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24-Nov-2005
Since a catastrophic Tsunami hit coastal areas around the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, many have suggested that trade could be a more useful instrument to assist the recovery of affected countries than aid transfers alone. This paper examines the economies of the affected countries and identifies their overall trade interests and market access concerns. It summarizes EU and US trade measures which aim to help the recovery. Even when trade measures benefit the tsunami-affected countries, they may have limitations in delivering benefits directly to the affected people and region.
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23-Nov-2005
Increased global integration affects groups of individuals differently. This paper examines ways in which greater integration through trade impacts women and men differently, and ensuing implications for growth.
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21-Nov-2005
Support to farmers in OECD countries accounted for 30% of farm receipts in 2004. While support has fallen since the mid-1980s, the current level was first reached almost a decade ago. It continues to vary widely across countries and commodities. Governments are gradually changing...
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14-Nov-2005
This review examines China’s agricultural policy context and trends while measuring the extent of support provided to its agriculture on the basis of consistent and internationally comparable analysis. It provides an objective assessment of the opportunities, constraints and trade-offs that confront China’s policy makers.
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14-Oct-2005
This book identifies the requirements for successful reallocation of labour and capital to more efficient uses in response to the emergence of new sources of competition, technological change and shifting consumer preferences.
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21-Jul-2005
A conference on trade facilitation will be held on 18-19 October 2005 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The conference, open to all WTO member economies, will discuss the implications of ongoing negotiations on trade facilitation for developing countries.
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02-Sep-2005
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 20. This paper presents additional findings from the on-going work of the OECD project on trade preference erosion. The purpose was to assess in more detail the situation of those preference-reliant countries seen as being most at risk of experiencing negative welfare effects from preference erosion as a consequence of multilateral tariff liberalisation (building on a previous paper by Lippoldt and Kowalski, 2005).
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25-Jul-2005
OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2005-01. The OECD's Trade Directorate and Environment Directorate are pleased to announce the launch of the OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper series. The Papers to be published in both electronic and paper format concern a variety of topical issues at the interface of trade and the environment. The Working Paper series will become a new vehicle for disseminating studies prepared for the OECD's Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment, whose mandate is to promote the mutual compatibility of trade policies and environmental policies.
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19-Jul-2005
This document is a corrigendum to the Agreement on Special Financial Terms and Conditions for Renewable Energies and Water Projects which was agreed on the 94th Meeting of the Participants to the Arrangement held on 18, 19 and 21 April 2005, in Paris.
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06-Jul-2005
The Experts of the Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits met on 23-24 June at the OECD in Paris to discuss international guidelines for assessing the environmental impact of hydropower projects in the context of both the recent Agreement on Special Financing Terms for Renewable Energies and Water Projects and the OECD Recommendation on Export Credits and the Environment. These discussion will contribute to the deliberations of the Participants in the Autumn when a conclusion on the issue is expected.
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