Identifying Business Interests in Wto Services Talks
International Trade Forum › Num. 2/2005, Avril 2005
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Businesses from the developing world can certainly identify priorities for services talks. Business must recognize the nature, shape and form of typical services trade impediments to define its trade interests clearly. Obstacles to international trade in services may take the shape of government measures or regulatory barriers at the national and sub-national level, at home or abroad. Service firms and trade associations may use common advocacy tools to communicate their interests. Some rely on the written word through letters to local newspaper editors, parliamentarians, trade ministers, regulators or chief executives. Firms and associations can employ traditional advocacy tools to raise awareness nationally among those making implementation decisions, so that their voice is heard in the important trade dialogue that has such a significant impact on economic growth and development.
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Identifying Business Interests in Wto Services Talks
Services negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) are moving slowly. As of May 2005, less than half of WTO members had tabled offers. Has the private sector in developing countries overlooked its interests in the negotiations? Businesses from the developing world can certainly identify priorities for services talks. They can recognize th...
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