Barriers to Trade in Services in the CEFTA Region
This paper describes the economic importance of the service sector in Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) countries and current barriers to trade in services between CEFTA countries. It looks at four sectors: construction, land transport,...
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ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SERVICES AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORTS ASSETS BARRIER BARRIERS TO ENTRY BI BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARRIERS CARS CENTRAL BANKS COLLABORATION COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPETITION POLICY CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER COUNTRY TO COUNTRY CRIMES CRIMINAL CROSSING DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC MARKETS E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRIFICATION ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES ENGINEERS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN COMPANY FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN FIRM FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN NATIONALS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREIGHT FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TRANSPORT GAMBLING GLOBAL MARKET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HOME COUNTRY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INVESTIGATION JOINT VENTURE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JUSTICE LAND TRANSPORT LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL MECHANISMS LEGAL OFFENSE LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIBERALIZATION MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET PRICES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MORTGAGE NEW ENTRANTS OUTPUT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PASSENGER RIGHTS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC WORKS RAIL RAIL COMPANIES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT MARKET RAIL NETWORK RAIL OPERATORS RAIL SECTOR RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAYS REAL ESTATE REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY APPROACHES ROAD ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT MARKET ROADS ROUTE SAFETY SAFETY AGENCY SAFETY REGULATIONS SANITATION SINGLE MARKET SKILL SHORTAGES SOCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE STATISTICS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TRAINS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION TRUCK DRIVERS TRUE VEHICLE VEHICLES WORLD TRADE |
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ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SERVICES AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORTS ASSETS BARRIER BARRIERS TO ENTRY BI BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARRIERS CARS CENTRAL BANKS COLLABORATION COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPETITION POLICY CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER COUNTRY TO COUNTRY CRIMES CRIMINAL CROSSING DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC MARKETS E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRIFICATION ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES ENGINEERS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN COMPANY FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN FIRM FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN NATIONALS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREIGHT FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TRANSPORT GAMBLING GLOBAL MARKET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HOME COUNTRY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INVESTIGATION JOINT VENTURE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JUSTICE LAND TRANSPORT LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL MECHANISMS LEGAL OFFENSE LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIBERALIZATION MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET PRICES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MORTGAGE NEW ENTRANTS OUTPUT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PASSENGER RIGHTS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC WORKS RAIL RAIL COMPANIES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT MARKET RAIL NETWORK RAIL OPERATORS RAIL SECTOR RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAYS REAL ESTATE REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY APPROACHES ROAD ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT MARKET ROADS ROUTE SAFETY SAFETY AGENCY SAFETY REGULATIONS SANITATION SINGLE MARKET SKILL SHORTAGES SOCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE STATISTICS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TRAINS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION TRUCK DRIVERS TRUE VEHICLE VEHICLES WORLD TRADE Handjiski, Borko Sestovic, Lazar Barriers to Trade in Services in the CEFTA Region |
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This paper describes the economic
importance of the service sector in Central European Free
Trade Agreement (CEFTA) countries and current barriers to
trade in services between CEFTA countries. It looks at four
sectors: construction, land transport, legal services, and
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services. The
intent is to stimulate dialogue on trade in services between
decision-makers in CEFTA countries. In CEFTA economies,
export of services accounts for about 10 percent of GDP in
non coastal countries and much more in coastal countries,
where foreign currency earnings from tourism are the
dominant form of service = exports. Though CEFTA countries
have opened their markets considerably, mostly because they
are pursuing accession to the European Union (EU) and the
World Trade Organization (WTO), there are still obstacles to
trade in services. Some, such as the movement of
professional workers, are general; others are
sector-specific. In what follows, the next section
illustrates the importance of the services sectors in CEFTA
economies and analyzes trends in services trade and in
intraregional trade for countries that have such data
available. The third section describes general barriers to
trade in services, and specific barriers for the four
sectors specified. The analysis reviews the legal and
institutional framework for trade in services and features
assessments by regional companies that export such services.
The final section summarizes the findings. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Handjiski, Borko Sestovic, Lazar |
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Handjiski, Borko Sestovic, Lazar |
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Handjiski, Borko |
| title |
Barriers to Trade in Services in the
CEFTA Region |
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Barriers to Trade in Services in the
CEFTA Region |
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Barriers to Trade in Services in the
CEFTA Region |
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Barriers to Trade in Services in the
CEFTA Region |
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Barriers to Trade in Services in the
CEFTA Region |
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barriers to trade in services in the
cefta region |
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World Bank |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-23372021-04-23T14:02:01Z Barriers to Trade in Services in the CEFTA Region Handjiski, Borko Sestovic, Lazar ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SERVICES AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORTS ASSETS BARRIER BARRIERS TO ENTRY BI BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARRIERS CARS CENTRAL BANKS COLLABORATION COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPETITION POLICY CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER COUNTRY TO COUNTRY CRIMES CRIMINAL CROSSING DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC MARKETS E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRIFICATION ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES ENGINEERS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN COMPANY FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN FIRM FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN NATIONALS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREIGHT FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TRANSPORT GAMBLING GLOBAL MARKET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HOME COUNTRY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INVESTIGATION JOINT VENTURE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JUSTICE LAND TRANSPORT LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL MECHANISMS LEGAL OFFENSE LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIBERALIZATION MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET PRICES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MORTGAGE NEW ENTRANTS OUTPUT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PASSENGER RIGHTS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC WORKS RAIL RAIL COMPANIES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT MARKET RAIL NETWORK RAIL OPERATORS RAIL SECTOR RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAYS REAL ESTATE REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY APPROACHES ROAD ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT MARKET ROADS ROUTE SAFETY SAFETY AGENCY SAFETY REGULATIONS SANITATION SINGLE MARKET SKILL SHORTAGES SOCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE STATISTICS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TRAINS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION TRUCK DRIVERS TRUE VEHICLE VEHICLES WORLD TRADE This paper describes the economic importance of the service sector in Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) countries and current barriers to trade in services between CEFTA countries. It looks at four sectors: construction, land transport, legal services, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services. The intent is to stimulate dialogue on trade in services between decision-makers in CEFTA countries. In CEFTA economies, export of services accounts for about 10 percent of GDP in non coastal countries and much more in coastal countries, where foreign currency earnings from tourism are the dominant form of service = exports. Though CEFTA countries have opened their markets considerably, mostly because they are pursuing accession to the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), there are still obstacles to trade in services. Some, such as the movement of professional workers, are general; others are sector-specific. In what follows, the next section illustrates the importance of the services sectors in CEFTA economies and analyzes trends in services trade and in intraregional trade for countries that have such data available. The third section describes general barriers to trade in services, and specific barriers for the four sectors specified. The analysis reviews the legal and institutional framework for trade in services and features assessments by regional companies that export such services. The final section summarizes the findings. 2012-03-19T09:04:22Z 2012-03-19T09:04:22Z 2011-07-05 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20110809020828 978-0-8213-8799-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2337 English World Bank Study CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Central Europe Europe |