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International tax competition has come to the forefront of global economic policy debate at the outset of the 21st Century.

This issue of Trade Hot Topics looks at developed countries response to the implementation-related issues and concerns from developing countries to the Uruguay Round Agreements.

The banana dispute which effectively came to an end on 11th April 2001 with the Agreement between EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy and US Trade Representative, Richard Zoellick, has certainly been one of the most protracted and complex trade disputes of recent times.

The purpose of this guide is to provide crafts producers and exporters with a practical methodology to assess potential markets.

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is a historical agreement covering a wide range of international service transactions.

This paper considers the Draft Communication on Future EC Support for Private Sector Development in ACP countries (DraCom), prepared by the European Commission (EC)(DG VIII), in light of the ACP Group Negotiating Mandate (GNM) of 30/9/98, and seeks to identify any areas of divergence between the two positions, or proposals by either side requiring further clarification and discussion, and to provide commentary for negotiators to consider.

This publication is a result of a meeting in Mauritius in 1997, where, at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' request, an Expert Group was convened by the Secretary-General to recommend measures to protect countries from the destabilising effects of volatile capital flows.

This report analyses the key issues concerning small states’ security and development.

This study provides an overall assessment of the implications of the Uruguay Round for a broad cross-section of developing Commonwealth countries.

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the combined impact of the Uruguay Round and NAFTA on the Commonwealth Caribbean countries.

Beginning with an overview of the economic and business background of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), this guide provides essential information to exporters about the new trading environment.

This guide explains the rules of the Uruguay Round trade agreements and their implementation.

This booklet is the sixth in a series of practical handbooks designed to provide practical guidelines on exporting for producers.

One of a series of carefully researched 'how to' manuals for governments, exporters and agencies.

This booklet is one of a series of handbooks designed to provide practical guidelines on exporting for producers.

This booklet is the third in a series of practical handbooks designed to provide practical guidelines on exporting for producers.

The papers included in this volume were prepared to assist the Group of Experts which the Commonwealth Heads of Government, meeting in August 1979, had requested the SecretaryGeneral to assemble in order to “investigate and report on the factors inhibiting structural change and a sustained improvement in economic growth” and to identify specific measures by which developed and developing countries, Commonwealth and nonCommonwealth might act to reduce or eliminate such constraints as a matter of urgency”.