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DEVELOPMENT PAPERS 22-05

17 May 2022

The aforementioned developments anticipated in the near future, particularly in the context of SAARC region, are highlighting the new opportunities, arising as a result of coronavirus pandemic, which could take the regional cooperation to the next level to attain self-sufficiency, sustainability and resilience in the region. [...] In this regard, the objective of the study is to identify the possibility of building potential RVCs in the T&Gs industry within the SA region. [...] Despite all these, the economic integration in the SAARC has been rather slow and is among the least integrated region in the world, implying much of the potential of the region remains unexploited. [...] In this context, the main objective of the study is to examine the potential of forming RVCs in one of the most important, traditional and labour-intensive Developing Regional Value Chains in the Textile and Garment Sector March 2022 industries of the region, i.e., the T&Gs industry. [...] These low-cost inputs are identified by comparing the export unit value of the top exporter to the country from outside the region with the export unit value of the top exporter in the region.
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108
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Thailand