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Intra-Regional Trade: A Challenge for South Asia

Graham Watson

26th September 2018

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This World Bank clip looks at the relatively low level of intra-regional trade in South Asia and suggests that the countries of the region should be doing three times the trade that they currently are. Trade barriers and a lack of connectivity have impeded trade and, by definition, development.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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