Half of world trade in commercial services consists of business services, which includes professional services such as accounting, legal, health and advertising services.

94 per cent of the women working in services were employed in services and commerce.

Business services are among the most dynamic service sectors.

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Girls make up a majority of students in such specialties as office management, sales, services, medical care (especially therapy) and paediatrics.

Craftsmen and independent workers (industry, commerce, services)

They cater to retailers and to other wholesalers, and, for example in the food business, to what are called institutional customers , such as restaurants, hospitals, and catering services.

The private sector has been developing mainly in the spheres of commerce and services less in that of production.

In urban areas, they are mainly engaged in the tertiary sector (commerce, catering, specialized services).

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In the authors' view, the permanent establishment concept is narrowed in cases where, in e commerce transactions, the server in the source country is not at the disposal of the enterprise when a service contract with an Internet Service Provider is concluded.

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90 per cent of the women working as administrative assistants were employed in industry, commerce and services.

So in financial services, a great deal of opportunity.

As regards trade in services, world exports in commercial services expanded by 16 per cent to reach a total value of 2.1 trillion in 2004.

Distribution services are important in their own right as a domestic services industry, as well as in their distributive function for goods and services.

It has business interests in remote sensing and satellite tracking services.

Services, agriculture and commerce and hotels all registered increases in their contribution to GDP over the same period.

Goods may be transformed in the process of providing the service, such as in the restaurant industry.

(f) Various support services can also be provided on a commercial basis.

Rail and port services are also increasingly being commercialized and the responsible institutions are being granted greater operational autonomy.

Distribution services perform an intermediation role, and are closely articulated with other services such as transport, packaging, warehousing, financial services and commercial real estate development.

There is an increasing trend towards waged employment, particularly in services and commerce.

A third of the women working as managers or civil servants were employed in industry, followed by a high proportion in services and financial services (42.6 ) and in commerce (17.3 ).

The services segment of the economy, apart from government services, comprises mostly trade, both wholesale and retail.

This situation is found in particular in the contributions of the commercial and services sectors to jobs creation.

Indian companies have commercialized both equipment and maintenance services.

Previously, these services were available only for business to business operations, mainly tour operators and travel agencies.

But over the past 10 or 20 years, what's happened is that services are being commoditized as well.

Women apos s participation is especially high in the service sector (47.38 per cent), commerce (23.20 per cent) and finance (6.47 per cent).

In contrast, the agricultural and services sectors, and to a lesser extent commerce, became major sources of employment.

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A better approach would entail creating high quality jobs in modern service industries. As it stands, while the services sector accounts for more than 70 of employment in South Korea, its productivity growth rate remains much lower than that of the manufacturing sector.

International trade involves goods, services, transport operations, vehicles and infrastructure.

In certain industries, such as construction and business services, the share of developing countries reached more than 15 per cent of world FDI stock (annex table).

Since various support services can also be provided on a commercial basis, what is the role of the private sector in providing such services?

But the sector is still dominated by traditional services, such as restaurants, taxis, and barbers. Modern services such as Internet connectivity technology, or financial, legal, and other professional business services account for less than 10 of Asia s service economy, well below the 20 25 in advanced economies.

On the Centralized Registration Service Day set up by the administrations for industry and commerce of Hainan Province, some 300 enterprises got the business license.

And we give them business development services, as well as financing loan and equity.

This led to the creation in 1996 of the Public Employment Placement Enterprise in Australia, which now competes for business in a wide range of employment services against other private and community sector organizations.

In the meanwhile, the merchants' advice and suggestions on financial services and businesses were learned on the site, in a bid to improve services to better serve the public.

While many SME support services, including leasing of equipment, legal and accounting services, marketing, etc., could be commercialized, the Government retains a prominent role in the provision of business support programmes and services, particularly for business start ups, as well as with regard to financial support, contact services, general advice and information, and basic managerial and vocational training.

While the service economy has become a driving force for economic growth, competitiveness and development in other developing countries, the share of sub Saharan Africa in the world's commercial services exports declined from 1.35 per cent in 1990 to 1.1 per cent in 2004.

Against this background, women work mostly in activities connected with services, commerce and agriculture.

For example, in some countries, informal traders, mainly street vendors, represent 73 to 99 per cent of employment in the retail sector and contribute a significant share of from 50 to 90 per cent of valued added by distribution services.