Dixit-Stiglitz endogenous productivity effects from liberalization of import barriers against goods and FDI in services. The … the rest of the world. Foremost among the own reforms is liberalization of barriers against FDI in business services … importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization as part of Russian WTO accession, the authors also include FDI and …

"In defiance of its unimpressive track in structural reforms and relatively low foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows …, Romanian exports have experienced surprisingly strong performance in both EU and non-EU markets since 2000 after a four … EU once the state monopoly over foreign trade was abolished and other policy areas liberalized, the current second phase …

time to the standard of living of the European Union (EU)-15 countries. Sound macroeconomic policy, debt sustainability …, open trade, security, access to finance, good governance and quality infrastructure services are all key requirements for … region. The report also analyses Poland's strengths and weaknesses in the context of a regional comparison, with the EU-8 …

through increased trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) is one key means available in the short to medium term to policy … merits of trade and FDI and the integrity of the private sector in light of "crony capitalism," where the benefits of past … beyond: the free movement of goods, services, capital, and eventually persons. The implementation of far-reaching domestic …

through increased trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) is one key means available in the short to medium term to policy … merits of trade and FDI and the integrity of the private sector in light of "crony capitalism," where the benefits of past … beyond: the free movement of goods, services, capital, and eventually persons. The implementation of far-reaching domestic …

"The authors analyze the extent to which the EU-15 and 16 transition economies used the WTO General Agreement on Trade … in Services (GATS) to commit to service sector policy reforms. They compare GATS commitments with the evolution of actual … commitments, the authors find an inverse relationship between the depth of GATS commitments and the "quality" of actual services …

Trade can play a crucial role in the development of services sectors in Africa. Services offer new dynamic … opportunities for exports, especially for land-locked countries, while opening up to imports of services and foreign direct … investment is a key mechanism to increase competition and drive greater efficiency in the provision of services in the domestic …