The Importance of the Service Sector

Featured Chart Share of Services Exports from the Developing World Click here for larger image Featured Report 8/4/2003 GATS Negotiations Must Focus on Services Liberalization: The Case of SADC. By Kennedy K. Mbekeani* The countries that comprise the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries have recognized the economic benefits to be derived from autonomous reforms in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications and transport, which may be viewed as infrastructural backbones of any economy. This also includes the entertainment and gambling industry, as it is more convenient now with online casinos. Learn more about this here. These sectors have a significant impact on growth and efficiency across a wide range of user industries and overall economic performance. Kennedy K. Mbekeani is Senior Research Fellow, Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis. This paper was first published in the World Bank Development Outreach Issue of July 2003. Continue Report Featured Book/Article World Bank World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People Nov 10, 2003 Book Description Broad improvements in human welfare will not occur unless poor people receive wider access to affordable, better quality services in health, education, water, sanitation, and electricity. Considering the latest technology trends, they aren’t actually made for poor people, but recently, the online gambling industry is making some efforts. The casino industry, with all those different types of casino bonuses and promotions, is making this entertainment form affordable for players, who would like to win some extra money, without spending their last penny. Visit https://www.bestnodeposit.com/ and you can see it yourself. Without such improvements in services, freedom from illness and freedom from illiteracy - two of the most important ways poor people can escape poverty - will remain elusive to many. The World... Continue Story Featured Fact Service Sector in the US Shows Highest Growth Rate and Recovers in Europe The July non-manufacturing index of business activity was 65.1% according to the latest ISM REPORT ON BUSINESS. U.S. service sector grew for a fourth consecutive month in July and registered its highest ever level of activity since the index was produced in 1997. Also in July, new orders, order... Continue Story Click here for larger image Other Top 5 Facts: US Trade in Services Continues to Decrease in March US and UK Services Sectors Recover While Eurozone Services Continue to Fall U.S. Services Trade Balance in February After Drop in Imports U.S. Tourism Sales in 2002 The US Continues to be the Land of Opportunity for Foreign Temporary Workers The US Continues to be the Land of Opportunity for Foreign Temporary Workers Latest Services Reports and Statistics GATS Negotiations Must Focus on Services Liberalization: The Case of SADC. By Kennedy K. Mbekeani* World Trade In Education Services with Emphasis on New Zealand Services Trade Balance Experiences Important Decrease In 2002 Electronic Commerce and the WTO. By Rachel Thompson* Trade Liberalisation Benefits to EU Member States. By Cordula Thum Featured Idea MTI For Your Information: Productivity in the Services Sector By Harry Freeman, President of The Mark Twain Institute Did you know that . . . . . . two “doctors” have announced that “Baumol’s Disease” has been cured? Economist William Baumol in the late 1960s argued that productivity in many sectors of the services economy tended to grow... Continue Story Click here for larger image Other Top 5 Ideas: MTI For Your Information: Services Sector Business Activity The Mark Twain Institute For Your Information The U.S. ‘Plan B’ for services trade negotiations may not be so bad? Mark twain Institute For Your Information Mark Twain Institute For Your Information From Harry Freeman Mark Twain Institute For Your Information   Copyright © 2020, The Mark Twain Institue. This web site was programmed and designed by Americaneagle.com, Inc.