TISA Talks Making Strong Progress, Officials Say

May 1, 2014

Participants of the plurilateral talks on liberalising services trade continue to make good progress, officials involved in the process confirmed yesterday, just a year after formal negotiations kicked off. The group involved in the Trade in Services Agreement, or TISA, is in the middle of its sixth negotiating round, which is due to end later this week.

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Topics: SERVICES GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS) TRADE IN SERVICES AGREEMENT (TISA)

Regions: EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)

Publishing Institution: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


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