lack of negotiating momentum to date. It then provides an overview of existing commitments under the GATS (by sector, mode … substantial benefits that may be associated with the liberalization of services trade, the GATS has obviously not yet lived up to …

liberalization commitments in the new generation of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) as compared to prevailing GATS commitments … detail the GATS+ commitments undertaken in a number of key sectors (audiovisual, distribution, education, financial …

Realistic estimates of mode 4 trade are virtually non-existent. Based on the GATS legal definition, the paper … that the proposed simplified statistical approach to modes of supply does not strictly adhere to GATS provisions and … explains that it has been designed as a first guidance to provide relevant information for GATS while ensuring feasibility and …

by national governments around the world. We first describe and document some of their effects, noting the relative lack … have been made as part of the Mode 4 GATS negotiations in the WTO, suggesting that the GATS/WTO may be an imperfect …

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (known as the GATS) is an important new element in the international … available on their current regulatory regime for banking (based on the responses to a World Bank survey as discussed in Barth …

priorities for both GATS negotiations and Aid for Trade. The focus should not necessarily be on making GATS commitments, but …

services notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under Article V of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS …), as of June 2011. This paper discusses how RTAs support or debilitate the GATS in its governance function as the keeper of …

International Monetary Fund (IMF Articles), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), free-trade agreements, the European … particular attention to the rules of the GATS on capital flows and discusses the policy space available in the GATS for …