Acknowledgments
This study report was prepared by a team comprised of Charles Kunaka (co-TTL, PRMTR), Virginia Tanase (co-TTL, TWITR), Pierre Latrille (World Trade Organization), and Peter Krausz (Consultant). Henrik Burda (Consultant) compiled the initial database of agreements on which the study was based. The study took inspiration from similar work on Bilateral Air Services Agreements by the World Trade Organization. The authors are grateful to several colleagues and partners for the valuable feedback they provided at various stages of the study process: Sebastian Saez and Monica Alina Mustra (both PRMTR) contributed to the development of the analytical concept; Jan Medved (CESMAD Bohemia, the Czech Republic), Benham Faramarzian (ICCIMTIR, the Islamic Republic of Iran), Theodor L. Kaplan (KAZATO, Kazakhstan), Anna Gawlik (ZMPD, Poland), and Radu Dinescu (UNTRR, Romania) helped refine the study methodology; Tugba Gurcanlar (AFTFW), Natasha Ward (USAID—Trade Hub), Vijay Tata (LEG-PS), Nora Dihel (AFTPM), and Gael Raballand (MNSPS) provided comments at concept stage; Nora Weisskopf (TWITR) and Irina Trukhan (ECSTR) reviewed an early draft of the report; Gael Raballand (MNSPS), Tomas Serebrisky (InterAmerican Development Bank), Graham Smith (Consultant), Rajesh Rohatgi (SASDT), Olivier Hartmann (PRMTR), and Jean-Noel Guillossou (SSATP) provided peer review comments. Cynthia Abidin-Saurman, Shienny Lie, and Amir Fouad (all PRMTR) supported the team throughout the study, and Julia Oliver (PRMTR) helped improve the final draft. The draft was edited by Michael Alwan (Consultant). The work benefitted from the guidance and support of Mona Haddad (Sector Manager, PRMTR) and Marc Juhel (Sector Manager, TWITR). The usual disclaimers apply.
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