Mission
The Global Services Network (GSN) is an informal, private sector-led, forum which gathers the global services community of business people, government officials, academics, and others who are committed to increased trade and investment in services, and a rules-based, multilateral trading system.
The Network's participants are dedicated to build global support for the liberalisation of international services trade through
multilateral negotiations under the auspices of the
World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Recent Updates
New Statement Regarding Japan Post, December 4, 2009
Coalition of Service Industries sign on to International Statement regarding Japan Post. For a copy of the statement, click here.
Global Services Network Update, December 3, 2009
- WTO Ministerial Meeting Highlights
- WTO Releases Annual Report on Development in the International Trade Environment
- New Data Shows Service Sector as the Largest Employer in all U.S. Congressional Districts
Global Services Coalition Communique, October 14, 2009
In a communique issued at the close of the Global Services Summit on October 14, 2009, the Global Services Coalition called for positive action on trade to create jobs, growth, and development. For a copy of the communique, click here.
Global Services Summit Highlights
The highlights of the Global Services Summit are now available on the web. For a summary of the proceedings, copies of the rapporteurs' reports, videos and transcripts of the various sessions, press clippings, and other Summit materials, click here:
For other recent updates, click here:
Global Services Summit
CSI and its partners in the Global Services Coalition organized the “Services Summit 2009: Services Drive the Global Economy and Create Jobs” held in Washington, DC, October 13-14, 2009. This day-and-a-half event considered the role of international trade and investment in services in generating innovation and renewed economic growth, and strategies to obtain those benefits through a variety of initiatives. For more information, including speeches, transcripts and other information from the event, click here.