The World Bank research on trade and international integration aims to better understand the role of global economic integration in development and poverty reduction. The Bank has also contributed significantly to the development of databases, analytic and policy tools for analyzing the impact of policy reforms. More >>
A New Approach to Cooperation on Climate Change (forthcoming)
Global negotiations on climate change have been hampered as much by a neglect of scientific facts as a lack of objective analysis. Learn More
July 9, 2012 - The database aims to facilitate dialogue about services trade policies. It provides comparable information on services trade policy measures for 103 countries, five sectors and key modes of delivery. Learn More
May 24, 2012 - The new database offers the most comprehensive picture yet of exporter characteristics and dynamics in 45 developed and developing countries.
Exporting Services: A Developing Country Perspective
February 2012 - The past two decades have seen exciting changes with developing countries emerging as exporters of services. Technological developments now make it easier to trade services across borders.
Increasing South-South Trade: A Research Agenda for a Changing World
December 2011 - The World Bank’s Trade and International Integration Unit has embarked on a research agenda aimed at evaluating the role of product standards in influencing trade flows & economic development.
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