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This report has addressed four fundamental issues relating to natural resources trade. The first is how key economic features of natural resources and the manner of their exchange influence patterns of trade for this class of goods. Second, we have examined how far the absence of trade barriers provides an efficient mechanism for ensuring access to natural resources and their long-run sustainability. The third issue concerns the incentives that governments face in setting trade policy in natural resource sectors and the consequences of this incentive structure. Finally, the report has considered how international cooperation affects the management of trade in natural resources, with particular emphasis on the role of the WTO.
Reaching out to parliamentarians
In 2011, for the first time, the annual Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union 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 partners.
Report by the WTO Secretariat
Paraguay has a very open trade and investment regime. Applied MFN tariffs are relatively low (8.5 per cent on average) and there is little recourse to non-tariff measures. The aim of Paraguay’s medium-term trade strategy is to boost the role of international trade as an engine for economic growth and to diversify its export base, which remains focused on a few agricultural products and on a small number of markets. Paraguay is also seeking to enhance the business climate so as to attract larger flows of foreign investment and thus foster economic growth and employment.
Technical notes
This Note details the definitions, methods and sources of the statistics used in International Trade Statistics 2003.