Sestovic, LazarHandjiski, Borko2012-03-192012-03-192011-07-05978-0-8213-8799-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2337This paper describes the economic importance of the service sector in Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) countries and current barriers to trade in services between CEFTA countries. It looks at four sectors: construction, land transport, legal services, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services. The intent is to stimulate dialogue on trade in services between decision-makers in CEFTA countries. In CEFTA economies, export of services accounts for about 10 percent of GDP in non coastal countries and much more in coastal countries, where foreign currency earnings from tourism are the dominant form of service = exports. Though CEFTA countries have opened their markets considerably, mostly because they are pursuing accession to the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), there are still obstacles to trade in services. Some, such as the movement of professional workers, are general; others are sector-specific. In what follows, the next section illustrates the importance of the services sectors in CEFTA economies and analyzes trends in services trade and in intraregional trade for countries that have such data available. The third section describes general barriers to trade in services, and specific barriers for the four sectors specified. The analysis reviews the legal and institutional framework for trade in services and features assessments by regional companies that export such services. The final section summarizes the findings.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING SERVICESAIRAIR TRANSPORTAIRPORTSASSETSBARRIERBARRIERS TO ENTRYBIBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS SERVICESCAPITAL INVESTMENTCARRIERSCARSCENTRAL BANKSCOLLABORATIONCOMMON MARKETCOMMUNICATION SERVICESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESCOMPETITION POLICYCONNECTIVITYCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONTRACTORSCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCECOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTERCOUNTRY TO COUNTRYCRIMESCRIMINALCROSSINGDEBTDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDOMESTIC MARKETSE-GOVERNMENTECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC PERFORMANCEELECTRIFICATIONELECTRONIC COMMERCEELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSEMISSIONEMISSION STANDARDSEMPLOYMENTENGINEERING SERVICESENGINEERSFINANCIAL ASSETSFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFOREIGN COMPANIESFOREIGN COMPANYFOREIGN COMPETITIONFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN ENTRYFOREIGN FIRMFOREIGN FIRMSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN MARKETSFOREIGN NATIONALSFOREIGN OWNERSHIPFOREIGN TRADEFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTFREE TRADE AGREEMENTSFREIGHTFREIGHT SERVICESFREIGHT TRANSPORTGAMBLINGGLOBAL MARKETGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHIGHWAYHIGHWAY PROJECTHOME COUNTRYHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINFORMATION SERVICESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSURANCEINTANGIBLEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRANSPORTINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTINVESTIGATIONJOINT VENTUREJUDICIAL SYSTEMSJUSTICELAND TRANSPORTLAWSLAWYERLAWYERSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLEGAL MECHANISMSLEGAL OFFENSELEGAL PROVISIONSLEGAL SYSTEMLEGAL SYSTEMSLEGISLATIONLEVEL PLAYING FIELDLIBERALIZATIONMARITIME TRANSPORTMARKET ACCESSMARKET ENTRYMARKET PRICESMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIESMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTMOBILITYMODE OF TRANSPORTMONOPOLIESMONOPOLYMORTGAGENEW ENTRANTSOUTPUTOWNERSHIP STRUCTUREPASSENGER RIGHTSPROCUREMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC WORKSRAILRAIL COMPANIESRAIL FREIGHTRAIL FREIGHT MARKETRAIL NETWORKRAIL OPERATORSRAIL SECTORRAIL TRANSPORTRAILWAYRAILWAY COMPANIESRAILWAY PACKAGERAILWAY SECTORRAILWAYSREAL ESTATEREGIONAL INTEGRATIONREGIONAL TRADEREGULATORREGULATORSREGULATORY APPROACHESROADROAD TRANSPORTROAD TRANSPORT MARKETROADSROUTESAFETYSAFETY AGENCYSAFETY REGULATIONSSANITATIONSINGLE MARKETSKILL SHORTAGESSOCIAL SERVICESSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSUBSIDIARYSUPPLY CHAINSTAXTAXATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTRADE STATISTICSTRAFFICTRAFFIC DENSITYTRAFFIC VIOLATIONSTRAINSTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT COMMUNITYTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT MODETRANSPORT OPERATORSTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTIONTRUCK DRIVERSTRUEVEHICLEVEHICLESWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8799-3