To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This … addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements, particularly the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and the General … Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

In order to ensure transparency and to keep abreast of trade policies in support of sustainability, the WTO Committee … on Trade and Environment (CTE) mandated the WTO Secretariat to compile and collate all environment-related measures … notified to WTO. The database also includes environment-related entries found in Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs). This information …

The Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO recognizes the need for positive efforts designed to ensure that … developing countries and especially the least developed among them secure a share in the growth in international trade … commensurate with the needs of their economic development.This article discusses how the WTO contributes to facilitating Africa …

the GATS to date — far fewer than under the GATT in merchandise trade. Also, governments appear to be generally hesitant …The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is broader in policy coverage than conventional trade agreements for … WTO Members have made abundant use of these possibilities. While most participants elected not to undertake bindings on …

averse, food exporters may use trade policy to shield the domestic economy from large price shocks. This creates a … activism. We test this theory with a new dataset that comprises monthly information on trade measures across 125 countries and ….e. the share of international trade covered by export restrictions) are positively correlated with the probability of …

When looking at the conditions of trade in natural resources the world appears upside down: tariff protection in … natural resources sectors is generally lower than for overall merchandise trade, while export restrictions are twice as likely … tariff escalation may be the result of an uncooperative trade policy. Specifically, tariff escalation and export taxes can be …

at: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/dataset_e/dataset_e.htm -- GATS ; trade in services ; preferential trade …Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on services have proliferated since 2000. This working paper briefly presents the … access commitments undertaken by WTO Members in PTAs go beyond GATS commitments and offers made in the context of the Doha …

recent WTO Members and the negotiating results in two sectors (financial services and, in particular, basic … a safer footing, and to improve compliance with long-existing information/notification obligations. -- GATS ; trade in …

The creation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), in the Uruguay Round, and its entry into force in … international services trade within an increasingly open environment in many countries. Given the peculiarities of services trade … conventional cross-border trade (consumption abroad, commercial presence, and presence of natural persons) and its coverage, and …