This study has two components: identification of concrete examples of services exports by developing countries, and … quantitative studies on the gains from services liberalisation. While the study is by no means comprehensive, and is subject to … there is clear evidence that developing countries have important service sector export interests beyond mode 4 (temporary …

competition and strong institutions. Through this lens, trade reform can be promoted as a necessary tool of growth and development …The WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong in December 2005 made some progress in advancing the Doha Development Agenda …

(SMEs) in manufacturing and across different types of services. The study explores the extent to which binding constraints … faced by SMEs producing goods may differ from small firms operating in services sectors and takes stock of how existing … performance of SMEs in manufacturing, it is an ambiguous predictor of export performance in the case of small-sized services firms …

tourism development, though, requires strong public sector management and support. Due consideration needs to be given to …This study analyses the role that services trade liberalisation could play in fostering tourism growth in developing … countries. The economic and social importance of tourism means that the industry is high on the list of development priorities …

restrictions on competition and removing barriers to foreign equity participation. With respect to banking services, the results …This paper applies the most advanced methodologies for measuring services barriers to calculate the restrictiveness and … the impact of services barriers in selected transition economies, i.e. the Baltic States, and eight South Eastern European …

gaining a greater insight into the particular issues of importance in the environmental services sector and how they might be …This study forms part of on-going OECD work on trade in services, in co-operation with UNCTAD, aimed at assisting WTO … of liberalisation of environmental services, which may lead to significant economic and environmental benefits for all …

Services are the main drivers of economic growth in OECD countries and they are becoming increasingly innovative. This … study analyses the role of open services markets in the transfer and diffusion of technology from developed countries to … developing countries. It first explores how trade in services increases exposure to foreign technologies. The four modes of …

This study analyses the complex relationship between manufacturing FDI and trade in services. An examination of how …—and the increased use of traded services in the fragmentation process—in four different manufacturing value chains (apparel … examining the relationship between the liberalisation of services and manufacturing FDI are included. Finally, the study …

Trade in Services (GATS). In particular, the report explores how the degree of flexibility afforded to all Members under the … presented, both in terms of market access in sectors of export interest to developing countries and services-related technical …

This study presents an exploratory analysis of export subsidies in the services field. It draws from a variety of … accurate measures of the extent and effects of export subsidies for services, provides evidence that these measures are used by … many countries in the developed and developing worlds to support a wide range of services sectors. The analysis also …