Trade monitoring
Agradecimientos
Esta publicación se realizó bajo la dirección de Hubert Escaith, Estadístico Jefe y Andreas Maurer, Jefe de la Sección de Estadísticas del Comercio Internacional. La coordinación y la producción de cuadros, gráficos y mapas fue realizada por Ninez Piezas-Jerbi, con la colaboración de Coleman Nee y Anna-Sophia Fuss. En la investigación estadística, la recopilación de datos y el cálculo de las estimaciones participaron Barbara d’Andrea-Adrian, Alejandra Barajas Barbosa, Sanja Blazevic, Lori Chang, Christophe Degain, Florian Eberth, Aude Lanois, Antonella Liberatore, Coleman Nee, Ninez Piezas-Jerbi y Ying Yan.
Introduction
Le Mécanisme d’examen des politiques commerciales (MEPC) a été établi à titre expérimental par les parties contractantes du GATT en avril 1989. Il est devenu un élément permanent de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce en vertu de l’Accord de Marrakech qui a institué cette organisation en janvier 1995.
Report by the WTO Secretariat
Korea’s export-driven economy has rebounded from the global financial crisis that erupted around the time of its previous Trade Policy Review in 2008. This rebound is the result of the revival of trade world-wide and supportive macroeconomic and financial policies, including the largest fiscal stimulus among OECD countries, as well as accommodative monetary policy and a sharp depreciation of the exchange rate of the won during the latter part of 2008. The rebound was, by and large, achieved without resorting to restrictive trade measures; on the contrary, Korea has instead opened its market further to international trade through major bilateral free-trade agreements. The strong recovery in exports is such that Korea is now the world’s seventh largest exporter, up from twelfth in 2008.
Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS)
Access to medicines for the poorest countries, promotion of transparency and leastdeveloped countries’ needs for assistance were some of the topics discussed by the TRIPS Council in 2011 as part of its regular review of intellectual property matters in the WTO’s member countries. The Council also discussed particular concerns raised by individual countries, such as Australia’s plain packaging bill for tobacco products.
Introduction
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) was first established on a trial basis by the GATT contracting parties in April 1989. The Mechanism became a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization under the Marrakesh Agreement which established the WTO in January 1995.
Remarques finales formulées par le Président de l’Organe d’Examen des Politiques Commerciales, S.E. M. Eloi Laourou lors de l’Examen de la Politique Commerciale de la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est (CAE), les 20 et 22 mars 2019
Ce troisième examen conjoint des politiques commerciales des membres de la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est (CAE) nous a donné une bonne occasion d’examiner l’évolution des politiques et pratiques commerciales de ces pays, dans le contexte de leurs initiatives d’intégration régionale, depuis le dernier examen conjoint mené en 2012. Nous avons maintenant une meilleure compréhension de leurs régimes commerciaux et des difficultés auxquelles ils sont confrontés.
Introduction
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) was first established on a trial basis by the GATT contracting parties in April 1989. The Mechanism became a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization under the Marrakesh Agreement which established the WTO in January 1995.
Introducción
Los nuevos Perfiles comerciales contienen información detallada sobre las corrientes del comercio de mercancías, incluidos los principales productos con que comercia cada economía, una sección más amplia sobre el comercio de servicios comerciales y estadísticas sobre propiedad intelectual. Esta información, que está a disposición de los Miembros de la OMC, los observadores ante la Organización y otras economías determinadas, proviene de múltiples fuentes, como las estadísticas aduaneras, las cuentas nacionales, las estadísticas sobre la balanza de pagos, el comercio de servicios de filiales extranjeras y la propiedad industrial. Los datos se han obtenido de la Secretaría de la OMC y de fuentes externas. Se presentan en un formato normalizado y fácil de visualizar, para su rápida consulta.
Our year
In 2012, WTO membership grew to 157 following the accession of Montenegro, Russia, Samoa and Vanuatu. The General Council also approved the membership of Laos and Tajikistan, paving the way for their accession in early 2013. WTO members continued to seek to break the deadlock in the Doha Round negotiations and were unanimous in their desire to deliver a positive outcome for the Ninth Ministerial Conference, which will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from 3 to 6 December 2013.
Programa de Doha para el Desarrollo
La Conferencia Ministerial de la OMC de 2013 concluyó con la aprobación por los Ministros del “Paquete de Bali”, un conjunto de cuestiones que forman parte de las negociaciones más amplias de la Ronda de Doha.
Estructura de la OMC
El Comité examinó los informes sobre la situación financiera y presupuestaria de la OMC y estudió el examen a mitad de período del presupuesto para 2018-2019.
Aspects économiques de l’impact des technologies numériques sur le commerce
La présente section examine comment les nouvelles technologies transforment le commerce international, créant de nouvelles possibilités d’établir un système commercial plus inclusif et soulevant de nouveaux défis. Elle analyse d’abord l’influence des technologies numériques sur les coûts du commerce international. Puis elle examine comment ces technologies modifient ce qui est échangé, par qui et comment. Enfin, l’impact potentiel des grandes tendances de l’évolution technologique est quantifié, et des projections à long terme concernant le commerce international sont faites au moyen du Modèle du commerce mondial de l’OMC.
International trade in air transport: Recent developments and policy issues
Air transport, like other transport services, is associated with international trade in two distinct ways. First, air transport is traded as a service in its own right. Second, it is a key intermediate service for many other kinds of trade, in the domain of both goods and services (such as tourism). Numerous studies have highlighted the importance of an efficient, effective and reliable air transport infrastructure, especially in developing countries, to ensure the materialization of the gains from trade (WTO, 2004). These studies also highlight the important role of international civil aviation in contributing to the development process and its role in the leisure and commercial decisions of many people. This importance is expected to increase as a result of technological innovation, deregulation and enhanced market access for foreign companies, which are all making air transport more accessible to a wider set of customers in a broader range of countries.
The state of the world economy and trade in 2010
World GDP at market exchange rates expanded 3.6 per cent in 2010, one year after an unprecedented contraction of 2.4 per cent that accompanied the financial crisis in 2009. Output of developed economies rose 2.6 per cent in 2010 after falling 3.7 per cent in 2009, while the rest of the world (including developing economies and the CIS) grew 7.0 per cent, up from 2.1 per cent in 2009.