Preferential Trading in South Asia

The authors examine the economic case for the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Agreement signed on January 6, 2004 by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. They start with a detailed analysis of the preferential trading arrangements in South Asia to look at the r...

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Main Authors:	Baysan, Tercan, Panagariya, Arvind, Pitigala, Nihal
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCORD AD VALOREM AGRICULTURE ANTI-TRADE APPAREL APPAREL EXPORTS APPAREL PRODUCTS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL IMPORTS BILATERAL INITIATIVES BILATERAL TRADE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONCESSIONS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLASSIFICATION CUSTOMS DUTIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT DUTY-FREE ACCESS ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIC UNION ECONOMIC WELFARE EXPANSION OF TRADE EXPORTING COUNTRY EXPORTS EXTERNAL LIBERALIZATION EXTRA-REGIONAL TRADE FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AREA GDP HARMONIZATION IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORT VALUE IMPORT-SUBSTITUTION POLICIES IMPORTED INPUTS IMPORTING COUNTRIES IMPORTING COUNTRY INDIRECT TAXES INDUSTRIALIZATION INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNAL LIBERALIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE LDCS LIBERALIZING TRADE LOCAL CONTENT LOCAL INPUTS MEMBER COUNTRIES MEMBER COUNTRY MEMBER STATE MEMBER STATES MFN TARIFFS MINISTERIAL MEETING MOST FAVORED NATION MULTILATERAL CONTEXT NONDISCRIMINATORY LIBERALIZATION OPEN TRADE PARTNER COUNTRIES PARTNER COUNTRY PER CAPITA INCOMES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL FACTORS POTENTIAL BENEFITS PREFERENTIAL BASIS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE AREA PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PREFERENTIAL TRADING PREFERENTIAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRICE EFFECTS PRICE REDUCTIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PROTECTION LEVELS QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS QUOTA IMPORTS REGIONAL ARRANGEMENT REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL PARTNERS REGIONAL TRADE REGIONALISM RULES OF ORIGIN SOUTH ASIAN TARIFF CONCESSIONS TARIFF LINES TARIFF PREFERENCES TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATE QUOTA TARIFF RATES TARIFF REVENUE TARIFF-RATE QUOTA TERMS OF TRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE BLOCS TRADE CREATION TRADE DEFLECTION TRADE DIVERSION TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE MORE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE RELATIONS UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION UNILATERAL TRADE UNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION VOLUME OF TRADE WORLD MARKETS WORLD PRICE WORLD TRADE WTO ZERO TARIFFS
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