Benefits of the ECOWAS CET and EPA Will Outweigh Costs in Nigeria, but Competitiveness is the Real Issue

Benefits of the ECOWAS CET and EPA Will Outweigh Costs in Nigeria, but Competitiveness is the Real Issue

This note analyzes the benefits of ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) and Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will outweigh costs in Nigeria, but competitiveness is the real issue. After decade-long negotiations, the ECOWAS CET and EPA with the...

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Main Authors: Coste, Antoine, von Uexkull, Erik
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
APPAREL
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BARRIERS TO TRADE
CAPITAL GOODS
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMON MARKET
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS DUTIES
CUSTOMS DUTY
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
CUSTOMS UNION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRICES
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DOMESTIC TAX SYSTEM
DURABLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
EQUILIBRIUM
EUROPEAN UNION
EXCISE DUTIES
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TARIFF
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
HIGH TARIFFS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION
IMPORT BANS
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVELS
INFANT INDUSTRIES
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
LDCS
LEVIES
LEVY
LOW TARIFFS
MACROECONOMICS
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
OPEN TRADE
OPEN TRADE REGIME
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL MARGIN
PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
PRICE CHANGE
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE OF IMPORTS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROFITABILITY
PROTECTION MEASURES
RECIPROCITY
REGIONAL GROUPINGS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
RENEGOTIATIONS
RULES OF ORIGIN
SIDE EFFECTS
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF LEVELS
TARIFF LINES
TARIFF PROTECTION
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF REFORM
TARIFF REVENUE
TARIFF REVENUES
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERMS OF TRADE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE CHANNELS
TRADE COMPETITIVENESS
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY AGENDA
TRADE POLICY ANALYSIS
TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT
TRADE POLICY REFORMS
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE PROTECTION
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE REGIME
TRANSPORT COSTS
TREATY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
ZERO TARIFFS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23799363/benefits-ecowas-cet-epa-outweigh-costs-nigeria-competitiveness-real-issue
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21312

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