A diagnostic trade integration study (DTIS) evaluates internal and external constraints on a country’s integration into the world economy, and recommends areas where technical assistance and policy actions can help the country overcome these barriers. DTISes are conducted by teams who analyze specific sectors of the economy as well as cross-cutting institutional issues, such as market access, transportation and trade facilitation, standards, poverty, and core trade policy. An action matrix facilitates discussions with the government, donors, and the private sectors after the diagnostic study is completed. The World Bank manages many of the DTISes conducted through the Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance. These are co-financed by a UNDP trust fund. Over the past several years the World Bank has adopted the diagnostic methodology for use in its dialogue with client countries. These studies have been co-financed by the Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program, the European Commission, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, and the UK Department for International Development.
List of completed trade diagnostics (studies conducted through the Integrated Framework are denoted with “IF”)
Africa
Europe & Central Asia
Azerbaijan Building Competitiveness: An Integrated Non-Oil Trade and Investment Strategy, 2003 Kyrgyz Republic Enhancing the Prospects for Growth and Trade, 2005 Ukraine Trade Policy Study, 2004
East Asia and Pacific
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Last updated on Dec 8, 2008
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