Trade monitoring
Conclusiones
El progreso tecnológico ha moldeado siempre la estructura del sistema de comercio mundial. La tecnología no es solo un factor determinante de los costos del comercio, sino que también define qué productos se pueden comercializar a través de las fronteras e influye en las tendencias de la ventaja comparativa.
Report by the WTO Secretariat
Since its previous Trade Policy Review in 2012, the economy of Trinidad and Tobago has undergone three years of recession, due mainly to contractions in real economic activity in the energy sector (including oil and gas). During the period under review, real GDP growth averaged around –1% annually. Against this background, GDP per capita declined to around USD 16,000 in 2017, compared with around USD 19,000 in 2012. Government revenue, which is highly reliant on the petroleum sector, shrunk considerably, mirrored by an increase in the fiscal deficit and the net public sector debt. Nevertheless, during this period, unemployment remained relatively static, and inflation declined. The real effective exchange rate appreciated during the same period, due mainly to higher domestic prices compared with those in the country’s main trading partners.
Accord sur les marchés publics
L'AMP est administré par le Comité des marchés publics, qui a tenu en 2009 trois réunions formelles et une série de réunions informelles consacrées aux négociations et aux questions d'accession. Ces réunions ont également permis aux 14 parties à l'Accord (qui représentent au total 41 Membres de l'OMC) d'échanger des renseignements et des idées sur les mesures nationales de passation des marchés en relation avec la crise économique, ce qui témoigne du rôle de l'AMP en tant que rempart contre le protectionnisme.