This study sets several possible scenarios for Syria's accession to the WTO, and evaluates the impacts of each of them on the farming sector in Syria, focusing on agricultural trade in particular.

How can Syria benefit from converting specific tariffs into AVEs?

This study sets several possible scenarios for Syria's accession to the WTO, and evaluates the impacts of each of them on the farming sector in Syria, focusing on agricultural trade in particular.

This brief examines the Government Procurement Agreement and its relevance for developing countries, providing Syrian negotiators in the context of negotiations for WTO accession with specific recommendations.

This paper was presented at the INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS SYMPOSIUM in Auckland, New Zealand, January 18-19, 2001. The Symposium was sponsored by: the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, the Venture Trust, Massey University, New Zealand, and the Centre for...