Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa
Professional services matter for development in East Africa. Business services, including professional services, are among the most dynamic services sectors; and are a key input for other sectors. Greater use of professional services by East Africa...
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okr-10986-101582021-04-23T14:02:49Z Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa Dihel, Nora Fernandes, Ana Margarida Mattoo, Aaditya Strychacz, Nicholas ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SERVICES AFFILIATES AUDITING AUDITS BUSINESS SERVICES COMMERCIAL PRESENCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY CROSS-BORDER TRADE DOMESTIC PROVIDERS DOMESTIC REGULATION ENGINEERING SERVICES ENGINEERS ENHANCED COMPETITION ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FINANCIAL REPORTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS GATS INHABITANTS INTERNATIONAL LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY LAWS LAWYERS MONOPOLIES MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS MULTINATIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS REGULATORY BARRIER RESIDENCY SERVICES PROVIDERS SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS TAXATION TRADE IN SERVICES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT WAGES Professional services matter for development in East Africa. Business services, including professional services, are among the most dynamic services sectors; and are a key input for other sectors. Greater use of professional services by East African firms is associated with higher labor productivity. But there is a large gap between the potential contribution these services could make and the meager contribution they make today. National markets for professionals and professional services in East Africa remain underdeveloped, whereas regional markets are fragmented by restrictive policies and regulatory heterogeneity. An effective reform agenda will require policy action in four areas: education, regulation of professional services, trade policy, and labor mobility at both the national and international levels. 2012-08-13T10:35:16Z 2012-08-13T10:35:16Z 2010-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/12806166/reform-regional-integration-professional-services-east-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10158 English Economic Premise; No. 32 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SERVICES AFFILIATES AUDITING AUDITS BUSINESS SERVICES COMMERCIAL PRESENCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY CROSS-BORDER TRADE DOMESTIC PROVIDERS DOMESTIC REGULATION ENGINEERING SERVICES ENGINEERS ENHANCED COMPETITION ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FINANCIAL REPORTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS GATS INHABITANTS INTERNATIONAL LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY LAWS LAWYERS MONOPOLIES MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS MULTINATIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS REGULATORY BARRIER RESIDENCY SERVICES PROVIDERS SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS TAXATION TRADE IN SERVICES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT WAGES |
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ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SERVICES AFFILIATES AUDITING AUDITS BUSINESS SERVICES COMMERCIAL PRESENCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY CROSS-BORDER TRADE DOMESTIC PROVIDERS DOMESTIC REGULATION ENGINEERING SERVICES ENGINEERS ENHANCED COMPETITION ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FINANCIAL REPORTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS GATS INHABITANTS INTERNATIONAL LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY LAWS LAWYERS MONOPOLIES MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS MULTINATIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS REGULATORY BARRIER RESIDENCY SERVICES PROVIDERS SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS TAXATION TRADE IN SERVICES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT WAGES Dihel, Nora Fernandes, Ana Margarida Mattoo, Aaditya Strychacz, Nicholas Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa |
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Economic Premise; No. 32 |
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Professional services matter for
development in East Africa. Business services, including
professional services, are among the most dynamic services
sectors; and are a key input for other sectors. Greater use
of professional services by East African firms is associated
with higher labor productivity. But there is a large gap
between the potential contribution these services could make
and the meager contribution they make today. National
markets for professionals and professional services in East
Africa remain underdeveloped, whereas regional markets are
fragmented by restrictive policies and regulatory
heterogeneity. An effective reform agenda will require
policy action in four areas: education, regulation of
professional services, trade policy, and labor mobility at
both the national and international levels. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Dihel, Nora Fernandes, Ana Margarida Mattoo, Aaditya Strychacz, Nicholas |
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Dihel, Nora Fernandes, Ana Margarida Mattoo, Aaditya Strychacz, Nicholas |
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Dihel, Nora |
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Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa |
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Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa |
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Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa |
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Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa |
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Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa |
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reform and regional integration of professional services in east africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/12806166/reform-regional-integration-professional-services-east-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10158 |
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