WTO SERVICES OFFER
April 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has made its formal offer at the World Trade Organisation's Doha Development Round to boost access to the European Union insurance market to non-EU players. However, following pressure from national European capitals, its services talks liberalisation package is hedged with a large number of exceptions protecting local interests.The proposals say that the right of non-EU insurance companies to offer cross-border provision of financial services could be extended in a number of cases. For instance, there is a proposal to ...
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