Trade monitoring
Understanding International Trade Statistics
The WTO Secretariat and its predecessor – the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Secretariat – have been providing trade statistics since 1948. These data have been regularly published in annual reports, which have changed in design and coverage over the years to keep up with the changing needs of users of the reports
Services trade in the future
This section attempts to provide some guidance as to how services trade patterns will change. Using a novel approach, this section begins by showing recent trends in trade costs related to services and identifying the factors affecting these costs. Then, major future trends in technology, demography, income and climate change are examined with a view to explaining how these trends can affect the choice of which services countries trade and with whom they trade, as well as how they trade. Finally, the potential impact of these trends on trade in services is quantified using the WTO Global Trade Model.
Comercio, deuda y finanzas
En 2012, se hicieron avances en el programa sobre comercio y finanzas, en consonancia con el profundo interés de la comunidad internacional en este asunto. Por ejemplo, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Comercio, Deuda y Finanzas de la OMC prosiguió su examen de la relación entre los tipos de cambio y las corrientes comerciales mediante la celebración de un seminario de alto nivel en marzo, en el que participaron responsables de las políticas y académicos clave.
Budget, finance and administration
The Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration reviewed reports on the financial and budgetary situation of the WTO, presented the financial performance report 2015, the mid-term review 2016-2017 and the first report of the Office of Internal Oversight. It sent proposed revisions to the WTO pension plan to the General Council for approval.
Contact with parliamentarians
In 2012, the annual Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament, was held at the WTO. The WTO Secretariat continued the distribution of its regular newsletter to a growing number of parliamentarians. It also organized two regional workshops for parliamentarians in cooperation with regional and international partners.
Introduction
These Trade Profiles combine information on trade flows and trade policy measures of Members, Observers and other selected economies. The information is retrieved from various WTO Divisions and external sources and presented in standardized format for quick reference.