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    Deep Trade Agreements

    The data, research, and toolkit on deep trade agreements provided in this website will allow users to explore the new dimensions of integration across countries.

    Source: World Bank Group

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Regional Trade Agreements,
    The data, research, and toolkit on deep trade agreements provided in this website will allow users to explore the new dimensions of integration across countries.
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    Free Trade Deal Boosts Africa’s Economic Development

    A World Bank study, released in collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat, accounts for the additional benefits that would accrue from an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) – both from within and outside of Africa – that the deal is expected to generate.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2022

    Policymakers: Goods, Regional Trade Agreements, Africa,
    A World Bank study, released in collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat, accounts for the additional benefits that would accrue from an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) – both from within and outside of Africa – that the deal is expected to generate.
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    Reforming non-tariff measures: from evidence to policy advice

    There has been a protracted controversy in the literature on the econometrics of trade and growth. Nonetheless, most recent estimates suggest that a major episode of liberalization provides a permanent boost in growth on the order of 1 to 2 percent.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2018

    Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    There has been a protracted controversy in the literature on the econometrics of trade and growth. Nonetheless, most recent estimates suggest that a major episode of liberalization provides a permanent boost in growth on the order of 1 to 2 percent.
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    Trade Facilitation Support Program (TFSP)

    The Trade Facilitation Support Program (TFSP) was launched in June 2014 to support countries seeking assistance to improve their cross-border trade environments and better align their trade practices with the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA).

    Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    The Trade Facilitation Support Program (TFSP) was launched in June 2014 to support countries seeking assistance to improve their cross-border trade environments and better align their trade practices with the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA).
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    Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders and Freight Forwarders

    This report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Timor-Leste from February to March 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Oceania,
    This report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Timor-Leste from February to March 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.
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    Gender Dimensions of Cross-Border Trade in Tajikistan

    This survey aims to quantify the exact nature of challenges women cross-border traders face at the firm-level in Tajikistan. The World Bank Group undertook a survey of 401 cross-border trade firms and 31 customs brokers between March and November 2022.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2023

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Asia & Middle East,
    This survey aims to quantify the exact nature of challenges women cross-border traders face at the firm-level in Tajikistan. The World Bank Group undertook a survey of 401 cross-border trade firms and 31 customs brokers between March and November 2022.
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    Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders and Freight Forwarders, Vanuatu

    his report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Vanuatu from February to April 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Oceania,
    his report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Vanuatu from February to April 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.
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    Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders and Freight Forwarders, Samoa

    This report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Samoa from February to April 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Oceania,
    This report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Samoa from February to April 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.
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    Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders and Freight Forwarders, Papua New Guinea

    This report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Papua New Guinea from February to March 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level

    Source: World Bank Group, 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Oceania,
    This report presents the results of a survey undertaken in Papua New Guinea from February to March 2020 with the intention to identify specific challenges cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level
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    Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders and Freight Forwarders, Fiji

    This note presents the results of a survey undertaken in Fiji from May to June 2019 with the intention to identify the specific challenges men and women cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2019

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Oceania,
    This note presents the results of a survey undertaken in Fiji from May to June 2019 with the intention to identify the specific challenges men and women cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level.
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    Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders in the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste

    The World Bank Group has completed research to identify the specific challenges men and women traders face. Over 1,500 cross-border trading firms were surveyed in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2021

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Oceania,
    The World Bank Group has completed research to identify the specific challenges men and women traders face. Over 1,500 cross-border trading firms were surveyed in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu.
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    Trade Facilitation and Gender Dimensions in South Africa

    To identify specific challenges that men and women face in cross-border trade and determine where further reforms can be made, the World Bank Group completed a study on Trade Facilitation and Gender Dimensions in South Africa. Traders, customs brokers and freight forwarders were interviewed.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2022

    Policymakers: Goods, Gender and Trade, Africa,
    To identify specific challenges that men and women face in cross-border trade and determine where further reforms can be made, the World Bank Group completed a study on Trade Facilitation and Gender Dimensions in South Africa. Traders, customs brokers and freight forwarders were interviewed.