As services industry leaders gather today, 24 June 2024, in Washington D.C for the 12th Annual Global Services Summit and participants in the WTO JSI negotiations over E-commerce assemble tomorrow in Geneva, the co-convenors of the Global Services Coalition call on governments and policymakers worldwide to take heed of the OECD findings: to refocus attention […]
Media Releases
Business Commends Negotiators’ Technical Efforts Towards a Positive Outcome in the WTO E Commerve JSI Negotiations and Calls on Ministers to Build Political Level Momentum to Inaugurate Global Trade Rules for the Digital Economy
As WTO negotiations on E Commerce pivot to the critical next political step forward, members of the Asia Pacific Services Coalition (APSC) and the Global Services Coalition (GSC), call on Ministers to deliver an outcome that promotes the growth of e-commerce in a manner that benefits developed and developing participants, especially MSMES. Ministers are urged […]
Worldwide Business calls for Agreement on Ban on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions
The Global Services Coalition has released a press statement on the upcoming negotiations on the JSI on E-Commerce in Geneva, supporting a permament extension of the moratorium banning customs duties on electronic transmissions. Read the full statement here.
GSC Press Statement on the Conclusion of MC13
The Global Services Coalition has released a press statement welcoming the extension of the WTO Moratorium on E-Commerce for another two years. Read the full statement here.
Global Industry Statement on the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions
Business associations worldwide, including the Australian Services Roundtable, have released a Global Statement urging WTO members to support continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions at the WTO’s Thirteenth Ministerial Conference. Read the full media release here.
EU and Australia Services Industries Call to Conclude an Ambitious EU-Australia FTA
The European Services Forum (ESF) and the Australian Services Roundtable (ASR) have released a joint call urging the political decision-makers of the European Union (EU) and Australia to bring the comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations to a rapid final conclusion. To read the full media release, click here.
Implementing the Services Export Action Plan
Passage of the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 The Australian Services Roundtable (ASR) commends the Government on the passage yesterday of the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021, and thanks the Opposition for providing bipartisan support for this important reform. For the full Media Release, […]
ASR Appointed to Ministerial Advisory Committee on Free Trade Agreements
Australian Services Roundtable President James Bond has been appointed to the Morrison Government’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Free Trade Agreements. In a release published by his office, Minister Simon Birmingham said “the MAC would form an important part of the Morrison Government’s commitment to enhancing transparency around FTA negotiations.” “This forum brings together a broad cross-section […]
Joint Statement and Op-Ed on Singapore-Australia DEA
Australia has achieved its most comprehensive deal on digital trade with the conclusion of negotiations on the Singapore-Australia DEA. The government has put down clear markers for other bilateral and regional trade negotiations, including with the EU; and taken a global leadership role, along with Singapore, in signalling vital directions for the WTO negotiations on […]
E-Commerce Moratorium Benefits Developing Countries: GSC Study
At a time some developing countries have questioned the value of maintaining duty-free treatment on e-commerce, a just-released study from a European think tank shows how the WTO e-commerce moratorium benefits developing countries. The study, undertaken by the Brussels-based European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) and sponsored by the Global Services Coalition, analyzed what […]