What obstacles do firms face in doing business internationally? This event enabled companies to share hands-on experience in international markets with representatives of both the OECD and its members' trade ministries – and identify the most urgent obstacles to international commerce.
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State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that have traditionally been oriented towards domestic markets increasingly compete with private firms in the global market place. This paper discusses the extent of state ownership in the global economy and the advantages and disadvantages that SOEs can face, and how potential SOE advantages can generate cross-border effects.
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OECD indicators show that the combined effect of comprehensive trade facilitation reform is greater than the simple sum of the impact of individual measures, reaching almost 14.5% reduction of total trade costs for low income countries, 15.5% for lower middle income countries and 13.2% for upper middle income countries.
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