Issues covered by the WTO’s committees and agreements

SERVICES: GATS

GATS — Fact and fiction

Since January 2000, over 140 WTO members governments have been engaged in negotiations aimed at further liberalization of the global services market. The booklet below debunks some of the myths and falsehoods about the GATS and the new negotiations.

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“We are firmly of the belief that the existence of the GATT, and now the World Trade Organization, as a rules-based system provides the foundation on which our deliberations can build in order to improve … As we enter the new millennium, let us forge a partnership for development through trade and investment.”
Nelson Mandela
Summit to mark the 50th Anniversary of the GATT/WTO multilateral trading system, Geneva, May 1998