Trade monitoring
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.
Résumé analytique
Le Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2009 porte essentiellement sur certaines mesures contingentes auxquelles les Membres de l’OMC peuvent recourir lors de l’ importation et de l’exportation de marchandises. Le cadre juridique de ces mesures est beaucoup moins développé dans le domaine du commerce des services, mais il est également examiné.
Outreach
The WTO maintains regular dialogue with the business community, non-governmental organizations, parliamentarians, other international organizations, the media and the general public to enhance cooperation and raise awareness of trade issues.
Prólogo del Director General de la OMC
El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2015 ha sido elaborado bajo la responsabilidad general de Xiaozhun Yi, Director General Adjunto de la OMC, y Robert Koopman, Director de la División de Estudios Económicos y Estadística. El informe de este año ha sido coordinado por Coleman Nee y Robert Teh. Los autores del informe son Marc Auboin, Marc Bacchetta, Cosimo Beverelli, John Hancock, Christian Henn, Alexander Keck, José Antonio Monteiro, Coleman Nee, Simon Neumueller, Roberta Piermartini y Robert Teh (División de Estudios Económicos y Estadística); y Nora Neufeld (División de Acceso a los Mercados).
Introduction
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) was first established on a trial basis by the GATT contracting parties in April 1989. The Mechanism became a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization under the Marrakesh Agreement which established the WTO in January 1995.