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From: "Architexturez." <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 03:14:40 +0530
| are we the only ones talking about this?
Bilaterally negotiating temporary entry
Ceca offers a good case study for India to pursue its interest in Mode 4
liberalisation
Mode 4, or the Movement of Natural Persons, has been of particular
interest for developing countries, since it can capitalise on their
labour-intensive services to benefit from international trade in
services. Though Mode 4 accounts for a small share (about 1%) of total
services trade, export earnings through this mode, particularly
remittance flows, have often proved to be of significant magnitude for
developing countries.
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These range from IT specialists to engineers and professionals in the
medical, accounting and architecture professions. It has been explicitly
stated that such entry would not be subject to any pre-conditions, such
as labour market testing or economic needs test. However, it is
important to note that such temporary entry is subject to the terms,
conditions, reservations or limitations scheduled by both countries with
respect to each service under their list of specific commitments.
cont'd...
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=100950
AZplan wrote:
BANGALORE: Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh
Ahluwalia has appealed to lawyers to prepare themselves to face the
challenges in the event the country opens up its legal services for global
competition.
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The country has provided reasonable access to financial and accounting
services and there are some foreign firms in accounting. However, there is
no access to legal services. "As the negotiations proceed, we will be
under pressure to make concessions in some areas, including legal
services. How this will unfold is impossible to predict at this stage," he
added.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/29/stories/2005082908410500.htm
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