Services (GATS), some ten years after its entry into force. One striking observation is the smooth functioning of the Agreement … GATS, there should be no illusion about the scope for technical solutions to what constitutes a political and institutional …

agreements (PTAs) - a reasonable starting point - 'TISA market access commitments would go well beyond GATS commitments and …

This paper is concerned with three problems in the interpretation of the national treatment obligation in GATS. First … commitment may undermine the key GATS objective of creating a secure, predictable trading environment. Moreover, the extent of … liberalization implied by the commitments under GATS depends on the precise choice of interpretation. …

the 2013 World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement in goods. The proposal did not find much support, but … facilitation are on the table in the World Trade Organization, there are important gaps. Identifying priorities for complementary …

Services have long been perceived as playing a secondary role in world trade. In particular, the role of services trade … for about 50% of world trade and are significant in exports of countries of all levels of development. In addition, cross …