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Nepal's graduation from the LDC category : Implications for international trade and development cooperation

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  • Posh Raj Pandey

    (South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment)

  • Paras Kharel

    (South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment)

  • Kshitiz Dahal

    (South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment)

  • Dikshya Singh

    (South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment)

  • Swastik Aryal

    (South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment)

Abstract

This paper investigates the implications of LDC graduation for Nepal in the areas of market access, development cooperation, and trade-related policy space, and offers recommendations for the government to consider when formulating a transition strategy.

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  • Posh Raj Pandey & Paras Kharel & Kshitiz Dahal & Dikshya Singh & Swastik Aryal, 2022. "Nepal's graduation from the LDC category : Implications for international trade and development cooperation," Research Papers rp/22/01, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment.
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    1. Fabrice Defever & José-Daniel Reyes & Alejandro Riaño & Gonzalo Varela, 2017. "All These Worlds Are Yours, Except India: The Effectiveness of Export Subsidies in Nepal," CESifo Working Paper Series 6418, CESifo.
    2. Guillermo Arenas, 2016. "From Evidence to Policy Supporting Nepal’s Trade Integration Strategy," World Bank Publications - Reports 24935, The World Bank Group.
    3. Coppens, Dominic, 2013. "How special is the Special and Differential Treatment under the SCM Agreement? A legal and normative analysis of WTO subsidy disciplines on developing countries," World Trade Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 12(1), pages 79-109, January.
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    5. Paras Kharel, 2020. "Industrialization, input duties and revenue concerns in Nepal," Working Papers wp/20/01, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment.
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    Keywords

    LDC Graduation; International Trade; Foreign Aid; Market Access; Rules of Origin; Intellectual Property Rights; Policy Space; Loans; Grants;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • F63 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Economic Development
    • O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy

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