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Bernard Hoekman is a professor and director of the Global Economics program at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute in Florence, Italy.What can services trade policy do for sustainable development?
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has many services dimensions; improved access to and provision of services are necessary for attaining many of the Sustainable Development Goals. Because of their effects on competition in services markets and the ability of foreign providers to supply services to consumers and firms in developing countries, services trade policies should be considered in the arsenal of policy instruments that can be used in efforts to realize sustainable development objectives.
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