On the morning of July 22, 2023, the 8th China Modern Service Industry and Trade in Service Talent Cultivation Forum was held in Guizhou University of Commerce. WANG Qian from the WTO Chair Institute-China was invited to attend.
This course primarily consists of two parts. Part One covers the foundational knowledge of trade in services, including an introduction to trade in services and its theoretical basis. It mainly introduces the concept and scope of international trade in services, theories and development of trade in services, characteristics and development trends of trade in services, and policy analysis of international trade in services, with a focus on learning about protectionist trade policies and free trade policies, as well as international comparisons of trade in services policies.
El Reglamento del Modelo OMC Ecuador 2024 – Consejo de Comercio de Servicios establece las normas y procedimientos para la simulación académica de esta instancia de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). Organizado por la Cátedra OMC Ecuador, el modelo busca replicar el funcionamiento del Consejo encargado de supervisar el Acuerdo General sobre el Comercio de Servicios (AGCS), promoviendo un comercio de servicios justo, transparente y eficiente.
El Consejo del Comercio de Servicios, en la inauguración del Modelo de Simulación de la OMC en Ecuador, da la bienvenida a los delegados a un foro dedicado a explorar la dinámica cambiante del comercio mundial más allá del comercio de mercancías. Dado que el comercio internacional abarca cada vez más sectores como la educación, las finanzas y el transporte, la regulación de los servicios se ha vuelto esencial para alcanzar los objetivos nacionales de desarrollo y fortalecer la integración económica mundial.
En este curso se analiza el tratamiento presente en el comercio de servicios en el marco del comercio mundial, iniciando con el contexto multilateral con el análisis del Acuerdo General de Comercio de Servicios, los distintos modos de suministros en servicios, las listas de consignación y su interpretación. Seguidamente se analiza el contexto regional, centrándose en los temas abordados en los acuerdos comerciales costarricenses, los parámetros de negociaciones y la interpretación de los compromisos asumidos por Costa Rica.
Abstract: This course offers a comprehensive overview of the international service trade and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). It defines key terms and concepts related to services and service trade, including the different modes of service delivery and sector classifications. The course then examines the core aspects of GATS, focusing on access obligations, national treatment, and additional commitments, as well as the scheduling of these commitments and the challenges encountered (such as market access restrictions and commitment modifications).
Although currently limited, services trade holds great potential for Bangladesh, as services already make a major contribution to GDP and employment. Services represent an important alternative (in the longer term) or complement (in the shorter term) to ready-made garments (RMGs), which have long dominated Bangladesh’s export mix. The country is poised to see declining RMG export revenues when the country graduates out of least developed country (LDC) status and loses its trade preferences in global markets.
Economic development process implies, among other things, export expansion beyond natural resources and towards more knowledge intensive sectors. However, a common problem within developing countries is the lack of economic and political elite's ‘entrepreneurial push’ in order to diversify such exports. The Chilean economy is not an exception as its export basket is still characterized as being anchored in natural resources.
The growing importance of trade in services in the international economy motivates the study of different factors that may influence the development of this sector. This paper seeks to contribute to the scarce research on access to financing for the internationalization of services. Through a survey, we analyze the perception of Chilean services exporters about access to financing instruments for trade, and whether this constitutes an obstacle in the process of internationalization or not. For companies that participated in the study, access to trade financing is not a barrier for exports.
WTO Chairholder Prof.Wilma Viviers from North-West University and her colleagues write an opinion piece in the World Trade Report of 2019 titled "MSMES and services trade: A pathway to inclusive growth in developing economies?".
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