World Bank Group2015-11-102015-11-102015-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22937This background paper provides information on the study of the Group of 20 (G-20) and challenges faced by low-income developing countries (LIDCs). The study analyzes LIDCs development challenges and how G-20 economic policies can be coordinated so they can contribute to creating an enabling environment for their development. The focus of the paper is the role that trade and investment policies of G-20 countries play in this context. The paper is composed of three parts 1) the characteristics of LIDCs integration in the world economy, 2) the evolution of G-20 policies that affect LIDCs integration, and 3) the potential for changes in the G-20 trade and investment policy landscape to benefit LIDCs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOTARIFFSTRADE ROUNDSRISKSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKMULTILATERAL TRADETARIFF RATESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONPRODUCTIONREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTSEXPORT SECTORSFOREIGN INVESTORSDISPUTE SETTLEMENTPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTINCOMEPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSMULTILATERAL AGREEMENTTRADE BARRIERSPROPERTY RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSCHANGES IN TRADEUNILATERAL LIBERALIZATIONEXPORTSTRADE FLOWSEXPORTERSINCENTIVESCAPACITY BUILDINGVARIABLESTRADE OPENNESSSUBSIDYPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESSTRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGYHIGH TARIFFSINPUTSPREFERENTIAL SCHEMEDUMPINGMARKET ACCESSFREE TRADEEXPORT SUBSIDIESTRENDSPREFERENTIAL ACCESSECONOMIC OUTLOOKTRADE AGREEMENTSCUSTOMS PROCEDURESVALUE OF TRADEDEVELOPMENTPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTSGROSS EXPORTSINFLUENCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCEABSOLUTE VALUECOSTSTRADE RESTRICTIONSEXPORT GROWTHEXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTSTRADE INTEGRATIONFOREIGN SUPPLIERSBILATERAL TRADE BARRIERSREGIONAL TRADEAVERAGE TARIFFSVALUE OF IMPORTSECONOMETRICSFOREIGN FIRMSCRITERIABARRIERS TO ENTRYMARKETSWTOMETAL PRODUCTSAGREEMENT ON TRADEDIRECT VALUEACCESSINCOME LEVELSPROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSECONOMIC POLICIESTRADE POLICYQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONSEXPORT TAXESTRADE AGREEMENTEXPORT DIVERSIFICATIONNATURAL RESOURCESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTCOUNTRY MARKETSSUBSIDIESDOMESTIC REGULATORY POLICIESECONOMIC RESEARCHTAXESLDCSEXPORT VALUETRADE MOREINVESTMENT FLOWSREGULATORY POLICIESBORDER TRADEDEREGULATIONVALUE ADDEDTRADE PREFERENCESINTERNATIONAL TRADETRANSPARENCYTRADE COSTSINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTCOMPETITION POLICYELIMINATION OF TARIFFSVALUECOMPETITIVENESSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTPREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTSCREDITEXPORT STRUCTURECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESFOREIGN INVESTMENTPATENTSMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONSEXPORT SHARESINVESTMENT TREATIESTRADE RELATIONSHIPSINTERMEDIATE GOODSECONOMYAGRICULTURECONSUMERSTARIFF BARRIERSPREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGINTRADE FACILITATIONOPENNESSTARIFF LEVELSWORLD TRADING SYSTEMPREFERENTIAL TREATMENTREGULATORY REGIMESTRADE DIVERSIONTAXATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSINTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF GOODSTRADEECONOMIC INTEGRATIONMUTUAL RECOGNITIONGDPTRADE PARTNERSGOODSTARIFF PREFERENCESAGGREGATE TRADEGLOBAL TRADEMARKET SHAREGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCESTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERIMPORTS OF TEXTILESOIL EXPORTERSBILATERAL TRADEINVESTMENTTARIFF SCHEDULENEGATIVE SPILLOVERSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGEMEASURE OF TRADEPREFERENTIAL TRADETARIFFBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEINVESTMENT PROTECTIONINVESTMENT INCENTIVESWORLD TRADERULES OF ORIGINPREFERENTIAL TARIFFTARIFF RATECOUNTRY OF ORIGININTERMEDIATE INPUTSTRANSPORT COSTSPRICE CONTROLSAPPARELOUTCOMESOPEN ECONOMIESIMPORT VALUEPOSITIVE EFFECTSVALUE OF EXPORTSINCOME GROUPSCOMPETITIONWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22937