Documentos e Relatórios

Barrier or Opportunity ? How Trade Regulations Shape Colombian Firms’ Export Strategies (Inglês)

Firms increasingly must contend with trade regulations to access foreign markets. This paper quantifies the relative importance of trade regulations and their heterogeneous effects for Colombian firms...

Congo, Democratic Republic of - Great Lakes Region Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (PFCIGL) : Implementation Support Mission - May 27 to May 29, 2024 (Inglês)

République Démocratique du Congo - Projet de Facilitation du Commerce et d’Intégration dans la Région des Grands lacs : Mission D’appui a la Mise en Œuvre - du 13 au 17 Mai 2024 (Francês)

Which Firms Drive the Gains from Connectivity and Competition ? The Impact of India’s Golden Quadrilateral across the Firm Life Cycle (Inglês)

This paper uses the construction of India's Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway to explore the impact of an exogenous increase in market access and competition across the firm life cycle and generates four...

Bangladesh - First Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project : Modernizing Trade Logistics and Improving Integration and Competitiveness (Inglês)

Bangladesh is well placed to play an important role in regional trade and logistics networks, and as a transit country in South Asia. There are corridors and associated border crossing points that connect...

Digital Trade for Development (Inglês)

This report explores the opportunities and challenges for developing economies arising from digital trade and discusses the role of international cooperation in tackling these opportunities and challenges...

Bangladesh - Regional Connectivity Project : Updated Resettlement Action Plan of Ramgarh Land Port (Inglês)

The development objective of Regional Connectivity Project for Bangladesh is to improve conditions for trade through improving connectivity, reducing logistics bottlenecks, and supporting the adoption...

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Firm Performance in Central Asia : The Role of Export Links and Digital Gains (Inglês)

This paper studies the effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the performance of firms in Central Asia. It uses unique data from the Business Pulse Survey run by the World Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic...

Services Trade Policies in Africa : WB-WTO Services Trade Restrictions Index (STRI) (Inglês)

This report focuses on services trade policies in Africa. It covers the following: Quantifying policy restrictiveness; Policy restrictiveness in Africa; and Gauging policy reform.

The Relevance of Regulatory Audits for the Development of Regulatory Frameworks Under the AfCFTA - Training and Capacity Building on Regulatory Frameworks for Trade in Services (Inglês)

The World Bank-WTO Surveys of Services Trade Policy in African Countries : Methodology and Overview (Inglês)

This report focuses on the following: Services regulatory surveys for African economies; and Patterns of services trade policy in Africa.

Assessing the Importance and Potential for Trade in Services (Inglês)

This report focuses on the following for trade in services: peculiarities and key concepts​; unveiling the dual importance of trade in services​; key challenges for policy makers ; International trade...

Bolivia - Proyecto Carretero del Corredor de Conexión en Santa Cruz : Notificación de No Acuerdo para Iniciar el Proceso de Resolución de Disputas (Espanhol)

Africa - Building Institutions and Systems to Harness and Realize Agenda 2063 Project (Inglês)

The development objective of the Building Institutions and Systems to Harness and Realize Agenda 2063 Project for Africa is to improve the capacity of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African...

Smart Mobility Programme for São Paulo : Prosperity Fund - Future Cities Programme : Relatório 9 - Identificação de Opções Estratégicas de Longo Prazo para o Maas, OCC e o OMMS (Português)

O Corredor Aricanduva é uma parte essencial da rede de transporte público de São Paulo e se apresenta como uma oportunidade para a estruturação dos serviços de transporte na região e no ambiente urbano...

Issues of Inclusivity : Ensuring Inclusive Growth from Trade and RVC Integration  (Inglês)

Understanding inclusion dynamics in trade and including those considerations into development of and integration into regional value chains provides an important opportunity for poverty reduction and inclusive...

The Importance of Regulatory Surveys for Services Trade Negotiations and Policy (Inglês)

Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - Africa Facility for Resilience and MSME Growth (Inglês)

Armenia - Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure Project : Environmental Assessment - Environmental and Social Management Plan for Renovation of a Building to House Two Industrial Metrology Laboratories (Inglês)

The development objective of the Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure Project for Armenia is to strengthen the government’s capacity to provide export promotion, investment attraction, and quality...

Assistance Technique a la Douane Sénégalaise DRED et CAP Evaluation de Référence et Plan d’Action (Francês)

Dans le cadre du programme de Facilitation des Echanges en Afrique de l’Ouest (FEAO), initiative lancée en 2018 en vue d’améliorer la facilitation du commerce en Afrique de l’Ouest, une assistance technique...