Sunday, March 20, 2011

Global Preferential Trade Agreements Database

The World Bank has recently launched the Global Preferential Trade Agreements Database, (GPTAD) which includes trade agreements that have been notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and those that have not been notified to the  WTO. The database contains about 330 agreements which are indexed using a classification consistent with WTO criteria.

The WTO houses a similar database on RTAs. The WTO Regional Trade Agreements Information System includes agreements that have either been notified to the WTO or of which an early announcement has been made at the WTO. This database contains all the relevant documentation received by the WTO, following notification by a WTO member that an RTA has been established.

great tools for policy makers. 

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