South Asia’s Services Trade: Barriers and Prospects for Integration
Services trade has gained significance in the globalized world as the volume and its impacts on growth have increased. South Asian countries are also engaging in exports of services which are vital for their respective economies. However, the regional integration is yet to be promoted as hurdles inc...
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Mashhad: Behzad Hassannezhad Kashani
2019-10-01
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| description | Services trade has gained significance in the globalized world as the volume and its impacts on growth have increased. South Asian countries are also engaging in exports of services which are vital for their respective economies. However, the regional integration is yet to be promoted as hurdles including high transportation costs, lack of cross border infrastructure and lack of regional transit existed. For services trade integration, effective utilization of regional platform, easing in movement of professionals and minimizing the investment barriers can be useful measures. South Asian economies have prospects of integration in specific sectors such as tourism and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which can be used to enhance regional services trade ties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0dcd6d34ee444e5b9f2fc3e481dce87c2023-09-07T21:48:21ZengMashhad: Behzad Hassannezhad KashaniInternational Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics2383-21262019-10-01610752760114651South Asia’s Services Trade: Barriers and Prospects for IntegrationAsif Javed0Research Associate, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, PakistanServices trade has gained significance in the globalized world as the volume and its impacts on growth have increased. South Asian countries are also engaging in exports of services which are vital for their respective economies. However, the regional integration is yet to be promoted as hurdles including high transportation costs, lack of cross border infrastructure and lack of regional transit existed. For services trade integration, effective utilization of regional platform, easing in movement of professionals and minimizing the investment barriers can be useful measures. South Asian economies have prospects of integration in specific sectors such as tourism and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which can be used to enhance regional services trade ties.https://www.ijmae.com/article_114651_fb0c0c544c46ca6ae6c83babca57e8fa.pdfservices tradeicttourismregional integrationsaarc |
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| title | South Asia’s Services Trade: Barriers and Prospects for Integration |
| title_full | South Asia’s Services Trade: Barriers and Prospects for Integration |
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| title_short | South Asia’s Services Trade: Barriers and Prospects for Integration |
| title_sort | south asia s services trade barriers and prospects for integration |
| topic | services trade ict tourism regional integration saarc |
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