01652cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019963 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498336772 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Reference Note on Trade Policy, Preferential Trade Agreements, and WTO Consistency. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (30 pages) Policy 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 This Reference Note introduces guidance on preferential trade agreements (PTAs). In so doing, it responds to the request by the Executive Board in the context of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) Evaluation of IMF Involvement in Trade Policy Issues. Section II provides context for the Fund's work on trade policy, drawing upon the 2009 IEO Evaluation, the 2005 Review of Fund Work on Trade, and the discussion of the Executive Board on these occasions. Section III reflects issues presented in Preferential Trade Agreements-Issues for the Fund, discussed at an informal Board seminar in December 2006. Mode of access: Internet Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2010/003 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2010/003/007.2010.issue-003-en.xml IMF e-Library