Services Trade in the Balkans

This study aims at providing an overview of policies affecting services trade in seven countries of the Balkan region, and stresses the growing importance of services trade. The service sectors, particularly tourism and transport, play an important...

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Main Authors:	Michalopoulos, Constantine, Panousopoulos, Vasileios
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SERVICES CD CENTRAL PLANNING CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES COMPETITIVENESS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION ABROAD CORPORATE SECTOR CORRUPTION CUSTOMS DIRECT INVESTMENT DOMESTIC FIRMS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEPRESSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMBARGO EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PROVIDERS FOREIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS FOREIGN TRADE FOREST MANAGEMENT GATS GDP GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOTELS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES IMPORTS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INSURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LIBERALIZING COMMITMENTS MARKET ECONOMIES MFN MONOPOLIES PRICE CONTROLS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES RETAIL TRADE ROYALTIES AND LICENCE FEES SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE SECTOR SERVICE SECTORS SERVICES IMPORTS SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS SERVICES TRADE STATE MONOPOLIES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM SERVICES TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE ISSUES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT SERVICES WATER PRICING WTO SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICES TRANSPORT SECTOR WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION MOST FAVOURED NATION CLAUSE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP POLICY COORDINATION
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spelling	okr-10986-152172021-04-23T14:03:11Z Services Trade in the Balkans Michalopoulos, Constantine Panousopoulos, Vasileios AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SERVICES CD CENTRAL PLANNING CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES COMPETITIVENESS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION ABROAD CORPORATE SECTOR CORRUPTION CUSTOMS DIRECT INVESTMENT DOMESTIC FIRMS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEPRESSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMBARGO EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PROVIDERS FOREIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS FOREIGN TRADE FOREST MANAGEMENT GATS GDP GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOTELS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES IMPORTS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INSURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LIBERALIZING COMMITMENTS MARKET ECONOMIES MFN MONOPOLIES PRICE CONTROLS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES RETAIL TRADE ROYALTIES AND LICENCE FEES SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE SECTOR SERVICE SECTORS SERVICES IMPORTS SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS SERVICES TRADE STATE MONOPOLIES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM SERVICES TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE ISSUES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT SERVICES WATER PRICING WTO SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICES TOURISM TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRADE LIBERALIZATION WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION MOST FAVOURED NATION CLAUSE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP POLICY COORDINATION This study aims at providing an overview of policies affecting services trade in seven countries of the Balkan region, and stresses the growing importance of services trade. The service sectors, particularly tourism and transport, play an important role in the economies of the Balkan countries. The paper finds that, on average, the countries involved, are committed to a liberal trade regime for services, and that they have made more commitments to liberalize services in the World Trade Organization (WTO) than developing countries at comparable levels of development. For the future, the paper encourages further liberalization at the regional level, on a Most Favoured Nation (MFN) basis, as well as policy harmonization with the European Union. 2013-08-20T18:26:57Z 2013-08-20T18:26:57Z 2002 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2091872/services-trade-balkans 0-8213-5336-5 0253-7494 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15217 English en_US World Bank Technical Paper;No. 530 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia
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topic	AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SERVICES CD CENTRAL PLANNING CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES COMPETITIVENESS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION ABROAD CORPORATE SECTOR CORRUPTION CUSTOMS DIRECT INVESTMENT DOMESTIC FIRMS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEPRESSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMBARGO EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PROVIDERS FOREIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS FOREIGN TRADE FOREST MANAGEMENT GATS GDP GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOTELS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES IMPORTS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INSURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LIBERALIZING COMMITMENTS MARKET ECONOMIES MFN MONOPOLIES PRICE CONTROLS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES RETAIL TRADE ROYALTIES AND LICENCE FEES SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE SECTOR SERVICE SECTORS SERVICES IMPORTS SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS SERVICES TRADE STATE MONOPOLIES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM SERVICES TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE ISSUES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT SERVICES WATER PRICING WTO SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICES TOURISM TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRADE LIBERALIZATION WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION MOST FAVOURED NATION CLAUSE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP POLICY COORDINATION
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SERVICES CD CENTRAL PLANNING CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES COMPETITIVENESS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION ABROAD CORPORATE SECTOR CORRUPTION CUSTOMS DIRECT INVESTMENT DOMESTIC FIRMS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEPRESSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMBARGO EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PROVIDERS FOREIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS FOREIGN TRADE FOREST MANAGEMENT GATS GDP GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOTELS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES IMPORTS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INSURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LIBERALIZING COMMITMENTS MARKET ECONOMIES MFN MONOPOLIES PRICE CONTROLS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES RETAIL TRADE ROYALTIES AND LICENCE FEES SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE SECTOR SERVICE SECTORS SERVICES IMPORTS SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS SERVICES TRADE STATE MONOPOLIES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM SERVICES TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE ISSUES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT SERVICES WATER PRICING WTO SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICES TOURISM TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRADE LIBERALIZATION WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION MOST FAVOURED NATION CLAUSE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP POLICY COORDINATION Michalopoulos, Constantine Panousopoulos, Vasileios Services Trade in the Balkans
geographic_facet	Europe and Central Asia
relation	World Bank Technical Paper;No. 530
description	This study aims at providing an overview of policies affecting services trade in seven countries of the Balkan region, and stresses the growing importance of services trade. The service sectors, particularly tourism and transport, play an important role in the economies of the Balkan countries. The paper finds that, on average, the countries involved, are committed to a liberal trade regime for services, and that they have made more commitments to liberalize services in the World Trade Organization (WTO) than developing countries at comparable levels of development. For the future, the paper encourages further liberalization at the regional level, on a Most Favoured Nation (MFN) basis, as well as policy harmonization with the European Union.
format	Publications & Research :: Publication
author	Michalopoulos, Constantine Panousopoulos, Vasileios
author_facet	Michalopoulos, Constantine Panousopoulos, Vasileios
author_sort	Michalopoulos, Constantine
title	Services Trade in the Balkans
title_short	Services Trade in the Balkans
title_full	Services Trade in the Balkans
title_fullStr	Services Trade in the Balkans
title_full_unstemmed	Services Trade in the Balkans
title_sort	services trade in the balkans
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2091872/services-trade-balkans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15217
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Services Trade in the Balkans

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