01835cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009772 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451868777 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Oliva, Maria-Angels. Trade Restrictiveness in the CEMAC Region : The Case of Congo / Maria-Angels Oliva. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (32 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 Congo's vital dependence on trade for development stands in contradiction with its trade policy. As a member of the CEMAC, Congo's tariff scheme at least formally is guided by CEMAC's 1994 trade regime agreement. This paper shows CEMAC's customs code is restrictive relative to that of comparable regional integration groups. The paper also discusses a number of quantitative and qualitative barriers to trade applied by Congo that render its current regime complex, nontransparent, and relatively unpredictable, compromising efforts to develop the non-oil sector and the country's export base. Moreover, Congo's high tariffs and other taxes have not led to higher fiscal revenues, as the number of exemptions granted in recent years has surged and customs administration remains weak. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/015 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/015/001.2008.issue-015-en.xml IMF e-Library