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Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements

Subjects include economic and legal aspects of regional and bilateral trade agreements: theoretical foundations of regional trade integration, trends in regional trade flows, shallow and deep integration, the effect of overlapping agreements, examples of North-South (e.g. EPAs) and South-South agreements.

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    Web Link Regional Integration Knowledge System (RIKS)
    The Regional Integration Knowledge System (RIKS) is a joint initiative of the United Nations University Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) and the GARNET Network of Excellence. It provides statistical data and indicators on regional integration processes and degrees of regional interdependence (regional GDP, GDP/capita, population; intra-regional trade share; symmetric trade introversion index, intra-regional trade intensity index), information about regional arrangements (creation, legal framework, membership, governance system and milestones of regional organizations; links to official websites of regional organizations); and links to relevant statistical databases, specialized journals and research centers dealing with regional integration worldwide.
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    Web Link Regional Trade Agreements Information System (RTAIS)
    The WTO Regional Trade Agreements Information System (RTAIS) provides interactive access to the most up-to-date Information on Regional Trade Agreements notified to the GATT/WTO - both those already in force and those under negotiation. One can search for information by country using an interactive map of the world, or by using pre-set criteria such as the coverage, type or status of the agreement, entry into force, signatories, region, topics covered, year of notification, WTO legal cover etc. In addition to this information, the record of each agreement contains the link to its website and the underlying legal text. Trade and tariffs profiles, as well as the Trade Policy Reviews conducted by the WTO are also available on the site for each country.
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    Web Link United Nations University (CRIS)

    A research and training programme of the United Nations University, the website of the UNU-CRIS (Comparative Regional Integration Studies) contains papers, publications and other research dealing with all aspects of regionalization. Moreover, the website offers free access to an online course on regional integration. Also of interest to Vi members are opportunities for visiting researchers, and support for PhD studies and other training programmes. 

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    Web Link Air Services Agreement Projector

    The World Trade Organization has just launched a new analytical tool which displays the characteristics of air transport agreements in terms of relative openness and aviation traffic.

    The Air Services Agreement Projector (ASAP) allows the user to select bilateral air services agreements based on various criteria, and chart them on a map which displays the relevant underlying data.

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