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In 2016, Afghanistan formally acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to improve its worldwide trading prospects. However, this journey began much earlier. To join the WTO, one of Afghanistan's [...]

Independent India's multilateral strategy was designed defensively as a means to provide the country with some leeway in an intensely competitive bipolar world. Today, India casts itself as an emerging [...]

A basic tenet of mainline economic theory is that all participating countries gain from an open international trade regime. The anticipated benefits have led to the creation of free-trade pacts [...]

A senior World Bank economist presents a study focusing oil issues controlling Russia's accession to the WTO in 2007. Tile paper discusses the principal reform commitments that Russia has made in an effort to become a member of the organization and addresses the question of whether the country faces excessive demands due to political considerations. While exploring such issues as potential relations with foreign exporters and investors, the author summarizes the relevant parts of his recent joint study of Russian import tariffs that casts a new light on a complex aspect of international trade. Among other problems relating to Russia's entry, he discusses in some detail branch banking and the tradedistorting subsidies in agriculture. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: F13, F40, O19. 3 tables, 26 references. Key words: Russia, World Trade Organization, Russian economy, import tariffs, Russian banking, agricultural subsidies, Jackson-Vanik, Russian-American trade, China's WTO membership.

Vietnam visualized a combination of rapid economic growth with continued evidence of weak central political authority in the year 2004. However, the loss of quotas on exports of garments and footwear and slow progress toward joining the World Trade organization suggested that 2005 could be a successful year.

China's World Trade Organization accession emphasizes constructive aspects of the Guangdong Province and Hong Kong economies that will maximize new business opportunities. The positive development of the Hong Kong-Guangdong economic relationship and its contribution to China's trade liberalization and integration with the world economy, trade and business environment is discussed.

The article examines the need for effective trade regulations by World Trade Organization between member and developing countries, following unsuccessful Cancun Ministerial meeting.

Applied general equilibrium techniques are used to analyze the economic implications of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO. The consequences of trade reform in the presence of labor market distortions are explored.

After almost fifteen years of long and hard negotiations, the People's Republic of China was finally, at the end of 2001, admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ('WTO Ministerial' [...]

The economic impacts of mainland China's WTO entry on Hong Kong's economy are assessed through an econometric model. Hong Kong being the mediator in trade between China and the rest of the world, any change in the China's economic or trade policies affect Hong Kong in one way or the other. Growth of foreign investments in China creates striking opportunities for Hong Kong.

YEUNG G. (2002) WTO accession, the changing competitiveness of foreign-financed firms and regional development in Guangdong of Southern China, Reg. Studies 36, 627-642. This paper investigates the changing competitiveness of foreign-financed manufacturing firms and its implications for regional development in Guangdong province of southern China in the run-up to World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. It is argued that transnational corporations (TNCs) and some competitive, large-scale, locally-funded firms in Guangdong will triumph after WTO accession. The crowding-out process of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Guangdong will be accelerated in the near future, as they are competing directly with TNCs, and as their competitive advantages are diminishing, due to bureaucratic red rape and the rigorous enforcement of new government policies. Due to close business linkages with local privately-funded firms, the competitiveness and vitality of foreign-financed enterprises will have profound long ter m effects on the economic development of Guangdong, before and after WTO accession. WTO accession Competitiveness Foreign-financed firms Regional development Guangdong, China YEUNG G. (2002) L'adhesion a l'OMC: l'evolution de la competitive des entreprises a capital etranger et le developpement regional en Guangdong dans le sud de la Chine, Reg. Studies 36, 627-642. Cet article cherche a etudier l'evolution de la competivite des entreprises industrielles a capital etranger et les consequences pour le developpement regional en Guangdong dans le sud de la Chine, a la derniere ligne droite avant l'adhesion a l'OMC. On affirme que des societes transnationales et certaines grandes entreprises a fonds de proximite competitive en Guangdong reussiront an lendemain de l'adhesion a l'OMC. En Guangdong, le risque d'eviction des PME va s'accelerer dans un proche avenir, parce qu'elles sont en competition directe avec les societes transnationales et car leurs avantages competitives diminuent a cause de la bureaucratie et de l'application rigoureuse des nouvelles politiques gouvernementales. En raison des liens etroits commerciaux avec des entreprises a fonds de proximite, la competivite et la vitalite des entreprises a capital etranger auront des consequences profondes a long terme sur le developpement economique de Guangdong, avant et apres l'adhesion a l'OMC. Adhesion a l'OMC Competitivite Entreprises a capital etranger Developpement regional Guangdong, Chine YEUNG G. (2002) Beitritt zur Welthandelsorganisation (World Trade Organisation = WTO), die sich wandelnde Wettbewerbsfahigkeit vom Ausland finanzierter Firmen und regionale Entwicklung in Guangdong, Sudchina, Reg. Studies 36, 627-642. Dieser Aufsatz untersucht die sich wandelnde Wettbewerbsfiihigkeit vom Auslnd finanzierter, herstellender Firmen und ihre Implikationen fur die regionale Entwicklung in der sudchinesischen Provinz Guangdong angesichts des vereinbarten Beitritts Chinas zur WTO. Es wird der Standpunkt vertreten, daB sich TNC und einige wettbewerbsfahige, ortlich finanzierte GroBfirmen der herstellenden Industrie in Guangdong nach dem beitritt zur WTO durchsetzen, doch der Verdrangungsprozess der kleinen und mittleren Betriebe in Guangdong bald beschleunigt werden wird, da sie in direktem Wettbewerb mit TNCs stehen, und ihre Wettbewerbsvorteile sich sich infolge von Behordenvor-schriften und rigoroser Einhaltung neuer Regierungspolitik verringern. Dank enger Geschaftsverbindungen mit ortsansassigen , privat finanzierten Firmen wird die Wettbewerbsflihigkeit und Bestandigkeit vom Ausland finanzierter Unternehmen auflange Sicht tiefgehende Auswirkungen auf die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Guangdongs vor und nach dem Beitritt zur WTO haben. Beitritt zur WTO Wettbewerbsfahigkeit Vom Ausland finanzierte Firmen Regionale Entwicklung Guangdong, China

This article analyzes the process and probable effects of China's entry into the WTO from several different angles. The prospect of China's membership has been controversial, both within China and [...]

The growth and role of foreign banking markets in China along with the ongoing major reforms there, are discussed. Investigation on the various attributes of foreign banks that significantly explains the probability of entry of China to the WTO is presented.

China's share of world trade was only 0.7% in 1986 which has grown since then to 3% and is projected to rise to 7% after accession to the World Trade Organization. This paper makes some forecasts on the implication, assessing them and the impacts on China and the World Trade Organization.

China's joining the World Trade Organization has given rise to concerns about competition, trade deficits, trade liberalization, policy changes and effects on international markets.

The future of the People's Republic of China is examined. The author believes that big political changes may come soon with the retirement of current leaders. He also discusses China's relations with the United States and Japan and its prospective admittance into the World Trade Organization.