NTB surveys with the business communities

For other developing and transition economies and developed countries, the figure was only 15 per cent.

Their exports today face a variety of barriers in their major markets, including non tariff trade barriers and other non tariff measures.

However, developed countries' trade barriers continued to harm developing countries.

In the area of NAMA, progress in eliminating trade barriers must be achieved.

The major obstacles include trade barriers, insufficient flows of international financing, onerous external debt and the inadequate transfer of technology to developing countries.

Measures to reduce trade barriers constitute a mutual responsibility.

The abolition of trade barriers is the single most important factor for world economic growth.

Business surveys or structured interviews represent another approach that has been used to obtain information on the importance of NTBs.

It calls for dismantling trade barriers and ending agricultural subsidies that hurt farmers and small businesses.

A solution of a different sort is the removal of trade barriers.

Then there is the unresolved problem of trade barriers.

Yet trade barriers were an obstacle to recovery and growth.

However, significant trade barriers still existed in various forms.

Latin America sharply reduced its trade barriers and privatized its state owned firms.

The significant rise in non traditional exports to Central America principally Guatemala and Honduras was due to the lowering or elimination of trade barriers.

It will also take up non tariff barriers.

Industrial countries would increase aid levels and lower trade barriers.

The reduction of the trade barriers that confront Africa is at least as important.

Old trade barriers have yet to be removed, while new ones are emerging.

Some ministers pointed out that it was also necessary to deal with the increased resort to non trade barriers, such as sanitary and phyto sanitary requirements.

Overall, NTBs have almost replaced tariff barriers in manufacturing sectors.

Where social barriers are sufficiently strong, economic barriers are certain to appear. These can range from protectionist trade policies and increasingly strict immigration controls to religious wars and ethnic cleansing.

When everyone raises trade barriers, the volume of trade collapses.

Likewise, removal of trade barriers is recognized as a driver of regional integration and development.

Scope, definition and classification of NTBs

NTBs and concerns of developing countries

Real, non discriminatory access to markets is needed, while unnecessary and hidden trade barriers and distortion must be eliminated, in accordance with the principles contained in the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.

However, regional trade agreements needed to be outward looking, lowering trade barriers in order to contribute to the greater participation of developing countries in the world economy.

The continual decline of tariff rates as a result of eight multilateral trade negotiations has raised the relative importance of NTBs in terms of both protection and regulatory trade instruments.

The Great Depression was aggravated by the trade barriers that countries imposed to protect domestic employment.

There could, in truth, be no greater gift to the developing world than lower trade barriers and an end to subsidies.

They agree that the two economies could benefit strongly from the elimination of trade and commercial barriers between them.

Expert Meeting on Methodologies, Classifications, Quantification

Methodologies, Classifications, Quantification and Development Impacts of Non Tariff Barriers

In addition, economic analysis to complement frequency counts of NTBs should, in particular, focus on the trade restrictiveness and impact of NTBs, especially on developing countries' trade.

The economic logic is compelling removing trade and migration barriers would be an exceptionally wise investment.

He stressed the importance of free trade and the elimination of existing trade barriers to allow positive corporate contributions to flourish.

Trade barriers among developed nations continue to cause havoc for many developing nations. These barriers continue to keep people in poverty.

Some current trends in NTB utilization

In 2010, South Korea and the European Union concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) to reduce trade barriers.

Ordered, free and single market of Bosnia and Herzegovina, without internal trade or political barriers Tax system should be a stimulus for agriculture Village revitalization and self employment in pre war farms Development of long term development programme for plain areas, hill and mountain areas and Mediterranean area Establishment of agriculture and village development fund.

There is a wide range of NTBs.

It is now widely recognized that, in order to develop a more common database of NTBs, which could be utilized by all interested parties, a relevant classification system must be established reflecting today's empirical evidence.

However, Kee, Nicita and Olarreaga do not include all NTBs.