Reports
Reports on trade policy and internal market issues by the National Board of Trade, Sweden, are listed here. You are welcome to download them free of charge. If you are looking for a specific topic, use Search at the top of this page, then filter on Publications.
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Economic integration works
Published: 2018
This report shows that regional trade agreements stimulate trade effectively. Customs unions and other deep integration agreements have the strongest trade effects.
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The Cyber Effect
Published: 2018
This report describes the function of IT security and defines by which means IT security in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products can be regulated. It also highlights in which manner the regulation of IT security has a bearing on international trade and market access.
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The Use of the EU’s Free Trade Agreements
Published: 2018
This report gives an analysis of the use of tariff preferences in free trade agreements from both parties and from both an exporter and importer perspective.
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Enhancing TBT Capacity through Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance
Published: 2017
In this report, the National Board of Trade Sweden evaluates its TBT-related development cooperation activities for the last ten years. The evaluation maps out both pitfalls and success factors in developing effective and sustainable TBT capacity building.
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Trade and social sustainability – an overview and analysis
Published: 2017
The main focus of this report is the links between trade and the social dimension of sustainable development.
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Summary of the analysis of CETA
Published: 2017
Summary of the analysis of CETA The analysis covers certain parts of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada. The analysis covers the provisions on investment protection including the ICS (Investment Court System), public procurement, environmental and health related...
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In Quest of Compliance – Promoting effective enforcement of the EU Single Market
Published: 2016
The EU Member States do not fully comply with the Single market’s rules and principles and this undermines the credibility and effectiveness of the EU. This creates significant problems for citizens and companies and prevents the Single Market from fully delivering projected benefits.
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The Servicification of EU Manufacturing
Published: 2016
Servicification means that manufacturing activities and competitiveness increasingly depend on services. Yet, there are still many remaining barriers to the free movement of services within and outside the EU. Is the manufacturing industry’s increasing use of services a possibility to build competitiveness in the EU...
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Protectionism in the 21th century
Published: 2016
The purpose of this report is to synthesize efforts to monitor protectionism in the 21st century.
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Moving to Sweden – obstacles to the Free Movement of EU Citizens
Published: 2014
This report focuses on the situation of EU citizens who want to move and work in Sweden. While in many ways, it is easy to live in Sweden as an EU citizen, obstacles still remain that need to be overcome.