Barriers to Trade in Services in the CEFTA Region

The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) was concluded among the countries of Southeastern Europe with the aim to promote further trade integration. The agreement states the objective to 'expand trade in goods and services and foster investment by means of fair, clear, stable and predictable rules.' While recent literature on trade in the CEFTA region has focused on analyzing trade in goods, the purpose of the paper is to identify the remaining barriers to trade in services among the CEFTA countries. The paper presents: (i) the economic and trade importance of the service sector in CE

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Handjiski, Borko
Other Persons:	Sestovic, Lazar (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Dienstleistungshandel \| Trade in services \| CEFTA-Staaten \| CEFTA countries \| Handelshemmnisse \| Trade barriers \| Dienstleistungssektor \| Service industry
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (52 p.)
Series:	World Bank Studies World Bank Study
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Services and Trade in CEFTA Countries; The Share of Services in the Economy; Trends in Services Trade; Significance of CEFTA Trade in Services; The Structure of CEFTA's Services Exports; Intra-CEFTA Trade in Services; 3. Barriers to Trade in Services by Sector; General Market Access and Barriers; Moving toward the EU; Sectoral Barriers to Trade in Services; Construction; Domestic Regulation and Cross-border Provision; The View of Private Construction Firms; Transport; Road Transport; Rail Transport Legal ServicesICT Services; 4. Conclusions; Tables; Table 2.1 Shares in the National Economy of the Top Four Sectors by Country; Table 2.2 Modes of Cross-Border Supply of Services; Table 2.3 Change in Exports of Goods and Services (Percent); Table 2.4 Structure of Service Exports, 2007-09 Average (EUR, Million); Table 2.5 Share of Exports within CEFTA in Total Exports, 2008 (Percent); Table 3.1 Arbitrating Commercial Disputes; Table 3.2 Work Authorizations in CEFTA Countries; Table 3.3 Ease of Obtaining Construction Permits Table 3.4 Summary Table of Regulatory Approaches To Construction in CEFTA CountriesTable 3.5 Total Land Freight Transport (Ton-Km, Billions); Table 3.6 Share of Road Transportation in Total Land Freight Transport (Percent); Table 3.7 Logistics Performance Indicator; Figures; Figure 2.1 Average Share of Service Sectors in CEFTA Economies; Figure 2.2 Services Trade in CEFTA and the EU, 2007-09 average (Percent of GDP); Figure 2.3 Exports of Goods and Services, 2007-09 Average (EUR) Million; Figure 2.4 Net Trade in Services by Country, 2007-09 Average (EUR Million) Figure 2.5 Trade in Services Within the CEFTA Region, 2007-09 Average, (EUR, Millions)Figure 2.6 Mirror Gap Trade Statistics for Croatia and Serbia, 2009 (EUR Million); Figure 3.1 Time and Cost of Enforcing a Contract; Figure 3.2 Ease of Leasing Land; Figure 3.3 Monthly Retail Price for 2 Mbps Broadband Internet Access 2010 (EUR); Boxes; Box 2.1 Modes of Supply and Examples of Services; Box 2.2 Quality of CEFTA Service Trade Statistics; Box 3.1 The Experience of the EU; Box 3.2 Expansion of Cross-Border Legal Services; Box 3.3 Obligations to Protect IP Rights Arising from the CEFTA Agreement
ISBN:	978-0-8213-8799-3 ; 978-0-8213-8836-5
Other identifiers:	hdl:10986/2337 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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