(i) To gain access to new technologies

Market access

Item 4 Market access, market entry and competitiveness

Non agricultural market access

Non agricultural market access

As firms consolidate market share, they gain economies of scale.

The crucial issue is market access.

That resolution establishes a genuine basis for countering the black market in WMDs, which is one of the most likely channels through which terrorists can gain access to dangerous components for WMDs.

We need to provide better market access, including access to financial services.

Negotiating Group on Market Access, WTO doc.

We need the cooperation of our international partners to gain access to health care resources.

Another tool was the Market Access Map, a database on market access barriers, developed to enhance transparency and to support international marketing and trade promotion.

Pharaoh said , O Haman , build for me a lofty building so that I may gain access

In addition, the system assists farmers to access market information.

One can have the most visible business summits possible, but if Western companies do not gain greater access to the Chinese market, or if they feel threatened by heavily subsidized state owned enterprises, relations will continue to sour.

The 1951 Convention is undermined where people seeking international protection are unable to gain access to territory.

Further action, however, is required to reduce the possibility that terrorist groups could gain access to HEU.

Thus, the market also attracts investors who are not interested in the commodity, but in speculative gain.

Similar assistance has also been provided to leather products manufacturers in a number of northern and eastern African countries (Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco and Tunisia) to help them gain market access through upgrading programmes and participation in trade fairs.

Today, Spain and Italy are at risk of losing market access.

Import tariffs tend to be higher in developing countries, making it more difficult to gain access to them.

Once elected, the French president and his court gain access to financial privileges that are not always legal.

In addition, he claims that prison officers were able to gain access to documents relating to his petitions.

Where does the net gain of roughly 500 billion in global market value come from? We don t know.

In this way students will be able to gain certification in practical skills needed in the job market.

Financial globalization was supposed to have enabled poor, undercapitalized countries to gain access to the savings of rich countries.

In addition, the more states possess nuclear weapons, the greater the prospects that terrorists will gain access to them.

Establishing clear and comprehensible municipal accounts, independently audited with results published, would help municipalities to gain access to capital.

Market access, road services and natural resource management must also be developed.

NAFTA guarantees Mexican producers tariff and quota free access to the US market, the largest consumer market in the world.

Such an approach would be centered on upholding the right of all people to produce or gain access to food.

It could also enable women's groups and gender advocates to understand, gain access to and use gender statistics more effectively

Smuggling is abetted by the tobacco industry in order to gain market share and scare finance ministers into lowering taxes.

High transit transport costs further deteriorate the market access of landlocked developing countries.

Market access for goods and services must be substantially improved for poor countries.

Cuban musicians have been prevented from gaining access to the United States market.

Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries , Note by the UNCTAD secretariat.

Small and vulnerable economies should be provided greater market access in agriculture and non agricultural market access (NAMA) to enable them to participate meaningfully in the multilateral trading system to mitigate disadvantages caused by the geographical handicap and smallness of their market and economy.

By investing abroad firms may gain access to foreign markets and technology, improve their efficiency and enhance their firm specific advantages.

Illegal arms trafficking and poor monitoring of the legal trade make it easy for children to gain access to such weapons.

Mr. La Yifan (China) said that the independent expert should receive assistance from the provisional authorities to gain access to prisons.

Negotiating Group on Market Access, Overview of Proposals Submitted, Non Tariff Measures , WTO doc.

The speaker welcomed the various initiatives being taken to increase market access for LDCs.

Through OFDI, Singapore companies gain better access to competitive markets but equally important is the ability to access sophisticated technological knowledge and managerial skills which are needed in order to be competitive.

The operator gives a SIM card to the customer who inserts it into the mobile phone to gain access to the service.