01662cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004209 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451829273 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Nicaragua : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper for Nicaragua reports that the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) provides a general framework for country-specific bilateral agreements. In addition to the phased liberalization of trade in goods, CAFTA-DR provides broad market access for services and includes provisions in areas such as intellectual property rights, investment, government procurement, and competition policies. Labor provisions are slightly tighter than under other similar agreements by offering a platform to examine the quality of existing legislation, rather than only ensuring its implementation. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/173 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/173/002.2006.issue-173-en.xml IMF e-Library