Trade in financial services

Cost and benefits of proposed FTA

( Third World Network , 2007)

It is generally recognised that bilateral agreements, especially between a developing and a developed country, are not the best option and that multilateral negotiations and agreements are preferable....

India’s economy goes with the flow

( C. Veeramani / Economic and Political Weekly, India , 2007)

What role have liberalisation policies had on India’s exports growth? This paper examines the response of the country’s exports to reforms in domestic policy and changes in world demand. I...

Linkages between trade and FDI

( R. Banga / Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations , 2005)

The services sector has emerged as the largest and fastest-growing sector in the world economy in the last two decades, providing more than sixty percent of global output and, in many countries, an ev...

GATS agreement failed to anticipate how important electronic commerce would become

( L. Steenkamp / Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa , 2004)

The General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) which came into force in 1995 covers almost all service sectors, including those, such as financial services, that are ideally adaptable for electron...

The relevance of current GATS negotiations for health insurance trade

( D. J. Lipson / Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, WHO , 2001)

This note provides background on the treatment of health insurance services by GATS, and explains the relevance of current GATS negotiations for health insurance trade. It begins with a general descri...

The GATS Agreement on Financial Services - A Modest Start to Multilateral Liberalization

( Piritta Sorsa / International Monetary Fund Working Papers , 1997)

This paper analyzes the links between multilateral and unilateral financial sector liberalization. The rules in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and related negotiations in financial ...

Financial Services Trade, Capital Flows, and Financial Stability

( M Kono; L. Schuknecht / Economic Research and Analysis Division, World Trade Organisation (WTO) , 1998)

Argues that trade policies regarding financial services are an important—but typically neglected—determinant of capital flows and financial sector stability. Financial services trade liberalisation wh...

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