The LDC Waiver is a legal tool that enables WTO Members to sidestep their obligation to treat all services imports equally under the Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) clause through the granting preferential treatment to services and service exporters from a Least Developed Country (LDC). It is similar to the "Enabling Clause" for goods within the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), except that the Waiver only benefits LDCs, not all developing countries. It operates thus as an "LDC-only Enabling Clause for services". The Waiver only enables preferences, it does not require WTO Members to grant them, nor provide them with specific ideas or tools to facilitate LDCs' exports into their markets. Four country specific papers related to service exports in Cambodia, Nepal, Senegal and Zambia were undertaken with a view to help identify, design and implement smart mechanisms to facilitate LDCs' services exports. This paper draws upon the insights and findings of those four country papers to provide a condensed overview that will help LDCs increase their services exports.
| ISBN: | 9789211129632 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2020 |
| Author: | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| Publisher: | United Nations Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Genres: |
Development studies International trade and commerce Development economics and emerging economies Hospitality and service industries |
The LDC Waiver is a legal tool that enables WTO Members to sidestep their obligation to treat all services imports equally under the Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) clause through the granting preferential treatment to services and service exporters from a Least Developed Country (LDC). It is similar to the "Enabling Clause" for goods within the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), except that the Waiver only benefits LDCs, not all developing countries. It operates thus as an "LDC-only Enabling Clause for services". The Waiver only enables preferences, it does not require WTO Members to grant them, nor provide them with specific ideas or tools to facilitate LDCs' exports into their markets. Four country specific papers related to service exports in Cambodia, Nepal, Senegal and Zambia were undertaken with a view to help identify, design and implement smart mechanisms to facilitate LDCs' services exports. This paper draws upon the insights and findings of those four country papers to provide a condensed overview that will help LDCs increase their services exports.
Effective Market Access for Least Developed Countries' Services Exports features in the following genres: Development studies, International trade and commerce, Development economics and emerging economies, Hospitality and service industries
Effective Market Access for Least Developed Countries' Services Exports is available in Paperback
Effective Market Access for Least Developed Countries' Services Exports was written by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and published by United Nations Publications
Effective Market Access for Least Developed Countries' Services Exports has 64 pages