Trade monitoring
Prólogo del Director General de la OMC
En general, los servicios no se tienen suficientemente en cuenta en los debates sobre el comercio mundial, aunque representan la mayor parte del comercio en muchas economías desarrolladas y están creciendo con rapidez en numerosas economías en desarrollo. Esa menor atención se debe tal vez a que los servicios son menos tangibles, y las cuestiones relacionadas con el comercio de servicios suelen ser más complejas. Por ello, el presente Informe trata de desmitificar el comercio de servicios. Su objetivo es arrojar nueva luz sobre esa parte esencial del comercio mundial, ofrecer una descripción detallada del comercio de servicios en la actualidad y examinar de qué forma podría evolucionar en los próximos años, sobre todo a medida que las nuevas tecnologías hacen que algunos servicios sean cada vez más comerciables.
Report by Israel
The State of Israel is an open, industrialized democracy. Since 1990, Israel has seen improvements in most economic indicators. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) increased on average by 4.3% annually from 2006 through 2011. This rate has exceeded the average growth rate of advanced economies. In 2009, as most of the world experienced a decline in GDP, Israel experienced a 0.8% growth in its GDP.
Joining the WTO
Seychelles and Kazakhstan became the 161st and 162nd members of the WTO in 2015. In December, the Tenth Ministerial Conference approved the WTO membership packages of Liberia and Afghanistan, which will become members once they have ratified their entry accords. These new accessions bring the WTO closer to its target of achieving universality, with the current membership representing 98 per cent of world trade.
Report by Papua New Guinea
After a long period of stagnation experienced during the 1990’s, Papua New Guinea showed positive economic growth over the last decade with a GDP growth average of around 5-6% and reaching 7.2% in 2008. This strong growth was attributed mainly to the commodity price boom enhanced by structural reforms and supported by the Government’s prudent macroeconomic and fiscal policies.
Contact with the public
The WTO makes use of various channels of communication, such as the WTO website and social media, to engage with the public. The website received just over 20 million visits in 2016 while our social media channels attracted increasing numbers of followers. Video clips on the WTO website were watched over 200,000 times on average each month. Over 70 WTO publications were produced, with five book launches held at the WTO during the year. The WTO welcomed 208 visiting groups in 2016.
Prix du meilleur article décerné par l'OMC à de jeunes économistes
Le Prix 2011 du meilleur article décerné par l'OMC à de jeunes économistes a été décerné ex aequo à un Brésilien et à un Américain. Les économistes Rafael Dix Carneiro, ressortissant brésilien installé aux États Unis, et Kyle Handley ont été distingués par le jury universitaire pour leurs articles sur le commerce et le marché du travail et sur l'incertitude des politiques commerciales. Ils ont partagé le montant du prix.