International trade in services also provides an assessment of how policy makers can further bolster their service industries by leveraging the changes prompted by technological advancements. The book provides policy recommendations that include the reduction of barriers to services trade across...

La délocalisation des services de soutien aux entreprises et des services des technologies de l’information (STI) – qu’il s’agisse d’approvisionnement interne ou d’approvisionnement externe à l’étranger – révolutionne les pratiques des entreprises. Le présent document traite...

Offshoring of business process services (BPS) and information technology services (ITS) – whether through international insourcing or international outsourcing – is transforming the way many companies do business. This paper looks at the expansion of international supply chains and the rise...

This paper studies export processing zones (EPZs) which have become increasingly popular as a policy tool for development and export-oriented growth, and can be found in 130 countries around the world. The report consists of four parts. Part I provides a broad overview on the current use of...

On trouvera dans ce document une étude des zones franches d’exportation (ZFE), de plus en plus répandues comme instrument de développement et de croissance fondée sur l’exportation, puisqu’elles sont utilisées aujourd’hui par plus de 100 pays dans le monde entier.