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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.
WTO Secretariat
The WTO Secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland. It has 634 staff on the regular budget and is headed by Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, who took office for a four-year term on 1 September 2013. The four Deputy Directors-General began their terms of office on 1 October 2013. They are Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria, Karl Brauner of Germany, David Shark of the United States and Xiaozhun Yi of China. The Secretariat has no decision-making powers; all decisions in the WTO are taken by members.
Increased synchronization and globalization of macroeconomic shocks
This section describes the increased synchronization and spread of macroeconomic shocks in the last few years after what appeared to be a general moderation of volatility. It examines the role of global value chains in the transmission of macroeconomic shocks and looks at how export structures influence volatility. It describes how the economic crisis spread from developed to developing countries and how a coordinated response helped to limit the use of protectionist measures in the wake of the crisis. Despite suffering the greatest economic downturn since the 1930s, the world did not see a widespread resort to protectionism. Among other explanations for this was the existence of a set of multilateral trade rules.
Statistiques des filiales étrangères
Commerce et transfert de technologie
Le Groupe de travail du commerce et du transfert de technologie a continué à analyser la relation entre le commerce et le transfert de technologie. Le Taipei chinois a présenté aux Membres son expérience en matière d’innovation et de transfert de technologie. Les Membres de l’OMC ont en outre poursuivi l’examen d’une communication présentée par l’Inde, le Pakistan et les Philippines traitant de la facilitation de l’accès à l’information sur les sources de technologies appropriées.