Trade agreements and financial services
Trade Agreements and Financial Services examines the cross-border agreements that have historically been focused on the trade of merchandise goods. Increasingly, emphasis is being placed on the provision of cross-border services. Notable among these are financial services. There is a clear link betw...
| Основен автор: | Johnson, Hazel J. |
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| Други автори: | Langley, Patricia M. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
River Edge, NJ :
World Scientific Pub.,
℗♭2002.
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Trade agreements and financial services. |
Съдържание:
- 1. Trade agreements and their critical elements. Introduction. GATT: the foundations for all trade agreements. Regional trade agreements under GATT and WTO. The stages of regional integration. Financial services under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Advantages of NAFTA for financial services
- 2. Financial transactions without borders. Introduction. Electronic banking. Retail banking. Trade finance. Securities markets
- 3. General agreement on trade in services: agreement on financial services. Introduction. Background and membership of the WTO. General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Agreement on financial services. The question of sovereign regulation
- 4. Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation. Introduction. The outcomes of past intergovernmental meetings of APEC. Meetings of Finance Ministers of APEC. Slower development of binding agreements. Responding to the Asian financial crisis. The Hanoi Plan. The keys to financial integration in Asia
- 5. Free trade area of the Americas. Introduction. Latin American regional pacts. A shift in focus. The free trade area of the Americas. Role of the United States in leadership
- 6. Beyond trade agreements: European Monetary Union. Introduction. European Monetary Union: the ultimate cross-border agreement. Origins and membership. Banking directives and the single passport. European monetary system and the exchange rate mechanism. The Euro. Impact on European financial markets.