1 | The existence of a huge market with minimum trade barriers has been the principal appeal since the integration process began more than six decades ago, and that benefit has grown with time. | |
2 | But the authors seem to underestimate the potency of rising digital barriers. | |
3 | However, almost all of these are owned at least in part by the government and benefit from protective barriers in their home market. | |
4 | During that time, however, WTO members have not adjusted the maximum levels of tariffs and other barriers that they can maintain on goods and services. | |
5 | Reducing barriers preventing women from working in certain sectors would lower the productivity gap between male and female workers by a third to one half across a range of countries. |