-practice knowledge and innovations throughout the economy. Remarkably, the BS industry has itself a very poor record of productivity … openness to foreign competition. The main weaknesses relate to meagre innovation efforts and a stagnating labour productivity … relate to: strengthening the BS industry's own productivity development; achieving more market transparency; getting more …

This report analyses the exposure of business services industry to foreign competition, either through trade or through … domestic supply. National regulations have a substantial impact on trade and direct investment patterns in the BS industry …