Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

1. SUMMARY OF THE SEMINAR
1. Organization of the Seminar
2. Conclusions and recommendations of the Seminar
List of participants


2. THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
   AND DEVELOPING ECONOMIES IN THE ESCAP REGION
1. Introduction
2. The General Agreement on Trade in Services
   (GATS)
3. GATS coverage
4. Services liberalization via regional arrangements
5. Economic impact of services liberalization
6. Recommendations
7. Conclusion


3. THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES:
   LESSONS FOR FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS
1. Introduction
2. Lessons for future negotiations

ANNEX III.1 Restrictive business practices by TNCS
in developing countries, their possible outcome and
trade-related investment measures (TRIMS) designed
to deal with them

ANNEX III.2 Implementation of the built-in agenda


4. LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE AND EMERGING
   EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN SERVICES FOR
   DEVELOPING COUNTRIES


Introduction


1. Significant features of the General Agreement on
   Trade in Services
2. The services sector in the world and regional
   economy
3. Trade in services for Asian and Pacific countries
4. Competitive advantage of developing countries
   in services
5. Structural impediments to the full potential of
   the services sector
6. Emerging export opportunities for developing
   countries
7. Impediments to realization of emerging
   export opportunities
8. A positive agenda for development
9. References


5. SELECTED COUNTRY PAPERS ON THE IMPLICATIONS
   OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN
   SERVICES
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. Pakistan
5. The Philippines
6. Singapore
7. Thailand