financial regulation and general agreement on trade in services (wto)

Health services under the General Agreement on Trade in Services.

The potential for trade in health services has expanded rapidly in recent decades. More efficient communication systems have helped to reduce distance-related barriers to trade; rising incomes and enhanced information have increased the mobility of patients; and internal cost pressures have led various governments to consider possibilities for increased private participation. As yet, however, h...

[General Agreement on Trade in Services and its implications for public health].

Due to the economic importance of the service sector and its trade potential, in 1995 the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched the General Agreement on Trade in Services with the objective of liberalizing trade in services worldwide and of establishing rules and disciplines to regulate it. Until now, the Agreement has produced few case laws on its rules and some of them are in the process of...

Trade Liberalization in Latin American Countries and the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing in the Wto

The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) at the WTO deals with the progressive opening of the markets in high-income countries, favoring the dynamic exporters among the developing countries. This process is to be finished by the year 2005, when the whole sector is going to be under the WTO rules, and will occur in four steps, but only at the end will the majority of products be included. In...

The WTO agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary measures: weakening food safety regulations to facilitate trade?

The establishment in 1995 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the adoption of international trade agreements pertaining to food regulation currently have a significant impact on domestic regulatory policies established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other agencies responsible for protecting consumers and ensuring the safety of the...

BROKEN PROMISES: TRADE, AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WTO Trade, Agriculture and Development in the WTO

Explaining Liberalization Commitments in Financial Services Trade

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