Measures such as prohibitions, export licences and restrictions assist in risk management and the regulation of trade …

regulatory reach. This has led to a surge in regulation conditioning (or prohibiting) its flow or mandating that data be stored ….7%. In a world where digital fragmentation is growing, global discussions on these issues can help harness the benefits of an …

(GATS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It shows that the negotiations have contributed to more stable and transparent …

world trade. However, its potential remains constrained by a variety of barriers: trade costs are estimated to be almost … double those in goods, and more than 40% of trade costs are accounted for by regulation-related factors. Regulatory measures … disciplines in the context of the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation. …