risky, which is consistent with the demise of the U.S. investment banking sector. "--World Bank web site …

. The World Trade Organization's Hong Kong Ministerial had set out ambitious goals for services but the analysis here shows … that much remains to be done to achieve them. "--World Bank web site …

-market premium and putting more downward pressure on domestic prices. "--World Bank web site …

supervision in every country in the world. The paper concludes by identifying reforms that would improve incentives by increasing … transparency and accountability in government and industry alike. "--World Bank web site …

"There is a fundamental shift taking place in the world economy to which the multilateral trading system has failed to … interests largely in the rich countries, is running out of steam; (ii) the world economy is moving broadly from conditions of … commonality of interests and scope for give-and-take on these new issues make multilateral cooperation worth attempting. "--World …

actual gain. "--World Bank web site …

liberalization could move the world some way toward those desirable outcomes, but more so the more developing countries themselves … cut applied tariffs, particularly on agricultural imports. "--World Bank web site …