Contributor: Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås

Services in the India-EU Free Trade Agreement

| 18 April 2023
Trade, Policy Briefs | Tags: EU, India, Services Trade, Telecommunications, Trade Agreements
EU and India are both committed to the global trading system, and both are concerned with making the digital and green transition work for all. ... continue reading

The Digital Transition of Services: Getting Regulation Right From the Start

| 9 March 2023
Trade, Blog | Tags: Competition, Digital Economy, Innovation, Privacy, Services Trade
The digital transition and the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in services are blurring the boundaries of both occupations and sectors. At the same time, new or rekindled trade-offs between different regulatory objectives arise, transgressing sectoral and occupational boundaries as we know them. Services regulations, ... continue reading

Trade in Marine Debris Collection Services

and | 15 December 2022
Trade, Policy Briefs | Tags: Biodiversity Risk, Environmental Services, Services Trade
The economic costs of marine debris to the APEC region are high. It is critical to remove restrictions on trade, investment and the temporary movement of people needed to engage in debris clean-up services. APEC Ministers have noted how environmental services are important to prevent, ... continue reading

Digital Industrialization: Building Internationally Competitive Digital Industries With Global Value Chain Connectivity

, , , , , , and | 14 October 2022
Trade, Policy Briefs | Tags: Digital Economy, Trade Governance
Formulating domestic strategies to develop digital industries and increase participation in fast growing “tech trade” has emerged as a policy priority across the G20. This requires a balancing act between industrialization versus employment objectives, data protection and national security goals versus international competitiveness and openness. ... continue reading

Trade and the Environment: Focus on the Goals!

| 12 August 2022
Trade, Blog | Tags: Environment, WTO
Environmental concerns are moving up the trade policy agenda both in the WTO and regional trade agreements where countries discuss liberalizing trade in environmental goods and services. A first step is to agree on a definition of environmental goods and services. However, discussions have been ... continue reading