Prospects and Challenges for SMEs in Post WTO Era
Prospects and Challenges for SMEs in Post WTO Era

Author: G. S. Popli

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

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Furniture Sector is an important and upcoming sector in India. The Indian Furniture Industry is undergoing transformation due to the new economic policy and business environment in the post World Trade Organisation (WTO) regime. With the delicensing of the entire furniture industry and the removal of the restrictions on foreign investments, the important global players have entered in the Indian furniture industry. It has still a huge scope for either direct entry or through collaborations with the local companies. This paper examines the problems, strategies for investments, competency development, technological upgradation, quality improvement, Govt. Policies, Equity participation by Multi National Companies and overall improvement of this sector in the post WTO regime. The study has been conducted by using data acquired from an extensive survey of Indian SMEs in the Furniture Sector and from the experienced Bankers/Officials/Policy makers of Govt. of India.

Prospects and Challenges for SMEs in Textile Sector in the Post WTO Era
Prospects and Challenges for SMEs in Textile Sector in the Post WTO Era

Author: G. S. Popli

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Published: 2009

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The Indian Textile Sector occupies an important place in the Indian Economy. This is one of the oldest and most significant industries in the country. India's Textile Industry is an attractive sector that is poised for growth post the Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA) regime. The industry enjoys significant strengths and advantages, such as availability of raw material, labour, large domestic market and supporting Government policies to a certain extent. It provides employment opportunities to millions of people. In order to continue to play this role, Indian SMEs in Textile Sector have to be competitive and commercially viable. Industrial units will have to undertake changes, technological or other as a reaction to the developments in their business environment. The study examines the problems, strategies for investments, competency development, technological upgradation, quality improvement, Government policies, alternative sources of finance such as equity participation by MNCs and overall improvement of this sector in the post WTO regime. The study is based on data gathered from an extensive survey of Indian SMEs in the Textile Sector and from the experienced Bankers/ Officials/Policy makers of Govt. of India.

Global Value Chain Development Report 2019
Global Value Chain Development Report 2019

Author: World Tourism Organization

Publisher: World Trade Organization

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9789287049674

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Global value chains (GVCs) are evolving in light of technological developments, such as robotics, big data and the Internet of Things. These technologies are reshaping GVCs and effecting changes on labor markets in developed and developing economies and on supply chain management. This report discusses how technological developments are creating new opportunities for the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in global value chains and reviews issues related to GVC measurement. The report is a follow-up to the first Global Value Chain Development Report, which revealed the changing nature of international trade when analyzed in terms of value chains and value-added trade. This report is co-published by the World Trade Organization, the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Research Center of Global Value Chains headquartered at the University of International Business and Economics (RCGVC-UIBE), the World Bank Group, and the China Development Research Foundation.

SMEs in an Era of Globalization
SMEs in an Era of Globalization

Author: Ilan Bijaoui

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-24

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 1137564733

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This book identifies the driving forces behind globalization and proposes innovative ways for small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) to confront them. More than ever, sustainable competitive advantage requires SMEs to continually adapt their strategy and confront new and current competition in the international market. SMEs working with multinational companies could also benefit from winning strategies based on a sensible analysis of rational and irrational phenomena at the micro- and macro-economic levels. This book uses different models developed and established through international business experiences to determine the relevant strategy in the global market. It illustrates each model through real, successful case studies of globalization of factor, efficiency, and innovation-driven SMEs. It will benefit scholars of entrepreneurship, international business, regional development as well as managers, governmental institutions, and regional development, and consultants to SMEs.

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2019 Economic Diversification and Empowerment
Aid for Trade at a Glance 2019 Economic Diversification and Empowerment

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9264429514

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This edition analyses how trade can contribute to economic diversification and empowerment, with a focus on eliminating extreme poverty, particularly through the effective participation of women and youth. It shows how aid for trade can contribute to that objective by addressing supply-side capacity and trade-related infrastructure constraints, including for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises notably in rural areas.

Global Economic Prospects, June 2021
Global Economic Prospects, June 2021

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1464816662

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The world economy is experiencing a very strong but uneven recovery, with many emerging market and developing economies facing obstacles to vaccination. The global outlook remains uncertain, with major risks around the path of the pandemic and the possibility of financial stress amid large debt loads. Policy makers face a difficult balancing act as they seek to nurture the recovery while safeguarding price stability and fiscal sustainability. A comprehensive set of policies will be required to promote a strong recovery that mitigates inequality and enhances environmental sustainability, ultimately putting economies on a path of green, resilient, and inclusive development. Prominent among the necessary policies are efforts to lower trade costs so that trade can once again become a robust engine of growth. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Global Economic Prospects. The Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on emerging market and developing economies, on a semiannual basis (in January and June). Each edition includes analytical pieces on topical policy challenges faced by these economies.

Doing Business 2020
Doing Business 2020

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2019-11-21

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1464814414

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Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.

The WTO at Twenty
The WTO at Twenty

Author: World Trade Organization

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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This research explores how multilateralism in trade has worked over the past twenty years - and provides some lessons about how it can work in the future. It describes the WTO's achievements across a number of key areas, including: strengthening the institutional foundations of the trade system; widening its membership and increasing participation; deepening trade integration through lower barriers and stronger rules; improving transparency and policy dialogue; strengthening dispute settlement; expanding cooperation with other international organizations; and enhancing public outreach. It concludes that the WTO has achieved much over its first twenty years but the success of the WTO has inevitably given rise to new challenges.

The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty
The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789287042323

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The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty looks at the complex relationships between economic growth, poverty reduction and trade, and examines the challenges that poor people face in benefiting from trade opportunities. Written jointly by the World Bank Group and the WTO, the publication examines how trade could make a greater contribution to ending poverty by increasing efforts to lower trade costs, improve the enabling environment, implement trade policy in conjunction with other areas of policy, better manage risks faced by the poor, and improve data used for policy-making.