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ﺑﺴﻡﺍﷲﺍﻠﺮﺤﻤﻦﺍﻠﺮﺤﻴﻢ. In The Name Of Allah most Beneficent The most Merciful. PRESENTED BY: MUHAMMAD ADNAN HYE. WTO and Pakistan: opportunities and policy challenges.

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  1. ﺑﺴﻡﺍﷲﺍﻠﺮﺤﻤﻦﺍﻠﺮﺤﻴﻢ In The Name Of Allah most Beneficent The most Merciful PRESENTED BY: MUHAMMAD ADNAN HYE

  2. WTO and Pakistan:opportunities and policy challenges.

  3. In 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff act under which the average import duty in the U S A reached the all time high of 59% in 1930, provoking foreign retaliation. In 1932 , 60 countries retaliated with stiff tariff increases of their own, in the face of the deepening world depression. The result was a collapse of world trade and this contributed in a significant way to the spreading and the deepening of the depression around the world. Trade agreement act of 1934 Trade legislation were based on the most-favored nation

  4. The GATT TRADE Rounds, 1947-93

  5. SOURCE: WTO newsletter ( Geneva, May 1998 ), P.2

  6. OPPORTUNITIES: With the implementation of the agreement Pakistan’s major exports would receive significant tariff reduction from the DC’s and the LDC’S.

  7. Pakistani exports will face a weighted average post-round tariff

  8. AGREEMENT ON TEXTILE AND CLOTHING The multi-fiber agreement (MFA) is an arrangement to manage textile and clothing trade. The MFA allotted quotas to regulate imports of textiles and clothing into developed countries from developing countries. MFA applies to 80% of the world textile and clothing exports with around 40% participants and 100 bilateral restraint agreements. MFA quotas have thus led to a loss in the export earnings of developing countries.

  9. The textile and clothing sector in PAKISTAN is an important segment of the economy .It accounts for 8% of GDP and 30% of the value added and 40% of the labor force in the manufacturing sector and the 75% of merchandise exports. The MFA Is clearly discriminatory and thereby openly violates the basic principal of the WTO.Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports are largely directed towards quota countries, particularly the high value added products whose quota utilization rate are very high .

  10. PERCENTAGE (Percentage)

  11. In case of clothing

  12. Gains from trade liberalization

  13. AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE The implementation of the agreement Ingco and winters (1995) predict that for Pakistan’s major agricultural imports real prices Increase Price 3.8% 2.1% 1.8% Cotton Rice wheat Course Grain sugar 0.9% Decrease Price 1.2%

  14. There will be welfare losses for Pakistan due to agriculture trade liberalization 43 Million US$ 27.2 Million US$ Through Reforms Potential Induce Investment and increasing returns in the sector are also taken into account

  15. GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES In this agreement, first round of negotiations has achieved limited liberalization; however it has opened the door of liberation in future. Participation in GATS provides opportunity to increase the efficiency in service sectors. Greater access to higher quality service inputs. Market access for its own competitive service exports such as construction service and professional service (Low wage skill labor)

  16. 620 108 Possible Commitments Made commitments

  17. 35.2% 27.8% No national treatment limitation No market access limitation

  18. Agreement on trade – related investment measures The TRIM’S agreement prohibits a number of conditions which government often imposes on foreign investment to encourage investment in accordance with national priorities. Under agreement: Pakistan attracts foreign investment by extending many attractive incentives to foreigners. i.e. Tariff exemptions To induce multinational enterprises to meet a minimum level of performance criteria. With the removal of restrictions on foreign investment, Pakistan may be successful in attracting more foreign investment.

  19. Agreement on trade-related intellectual property rights With implementations of this, increases demand for royalty payments and restrictions on the transfer of technology. Dynamic gains is that increase in the supply in the foreign knowledge and technology under the TRIPs environment should stimulate the domestic R & D activities and ultimately promote the technological-led development in the country.

  20. POLICY CHALLENGES • Textiles and clothing • Agriculture • Services • Agreement on trade-related investment measure Agreement on trade-related intellectual property rights Dumping issues Eco-and social-dumping issues

  21. A strategic direction

  22. END OF PRESENTAION NOW IN THIS SESSION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION YOU CAN ASK. THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY VIEWS.

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