Trade monitoring
Foreword
Services are often largely overlooked in discussions on global trade, yet they account for the majority of trade in many developed economies and are growing rapidly in many developing economies as well. This is perhaps because services are less tangible and the issues surrounding services trade are often more complex. This report therefore sets out to demystify trade in services. It aims to shed new light on this essential part of global trade, provide a detailed picture of trade in services today and consider how it might evolve in the coming years, particularly as new technologies make some services increasingly tradeable.
Remarques finales formulées par le President de l’Organe d’Examen des politiques commerciales, S.E. M. Eloi Laourou du Bénin lors de l’Examen de la politique commerciale de la Mauritanie les 29 et 31 mai 2018
Ce second examen conjoint de la Guinée et de la Mauritanie, le quatrième pour la Guinée et le troisième pour la Mauritanie, nous a permis d’évaluer les changements dans leurs politiques et pratiques commerciales, et leurs effets sur leurs économies depuis 2011. Nos discussions ont bénéficié de la participation de S.E. Mme Naha Mint Hamdi Ould Mouknass, Ministre du commerce, de l’industrie et du tourisme, cheffe de la délégation de la Mauritanie, et de Mme Fanta Cisse, Secrétaire générale du Ministère du commerce, cheffe de la délégation de la Guinée. Je suis également reconnaissant à S.E. M. Alberto Sanz, pour sa contribution en tant que présentateur, et aux Membres pour leur engagement dans cet examen.
Acknowledgements
This publication has been prepared under the general direction of Hubert Escaith, Chief Statistician. Andreas Maurer was responsible for the coordination of the statistical report, and Vuddha Meach supervised the overall table, chart and map production, with the assistance of Jonathan Enrique Ford, Xuexue Luo and Ying Yan. The statistical research and data compilation were conducted by Barbara d’Andrea-Adrian, Christophe Degain, Joscelyn Magdeleine, Yann Marcus, Coleman Nee, Ninez Piezas-Jerbi and Bekele Tamenu.
Developing economies
Developing economies recorded a 14 per cent decrease in merchandise exports in value terms and a 13 per cent decrease in imports in 2015. Latin America, the Middle East and Africa continued to be negatively affected by the decline in the prices of fuel and other commodities. Developing countries in Europe and Asia, which recorded positive but slowing growth in exports in 2013 and 2014, registered declines in 2015. As a result, developing economies’ participation in world merchandise trade showed little change in 2015. Their share in exports declined very slightly to 43 per cent while their share in imports remained at 41 per cent.
The world economy and trade in 2014 and early 2015
World trade growth remained modest in the opening months of 2015 following three years of weak expansion. Annual increases in merchandise trade in volume terms were very small in that period, measuring just 2.5 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2013, and 2.2 per cent in 2012. The exports of developing and emerging economies grew faster than those of developed countries in 2014, 3.1 per cent in the former and 2.0 per cent per cent in the latter. Meanwhile, imports of developing countries grew more slowly than those of developed economies, 1.8 per cent compared to 2.9 per cent. Seasonally adjusted quarterly trade volume indices for the first quarter of 2015 showed import demand accelerating in developed economies but slowing in developing countries.
Actividades de la OMC
El presente informe anual es un puente tendido hacia una nueva serie que se basará en años civiles. En este capítulo se exponen las principales actividades llevadas a cabo por la OMC desde el 1o de agosto hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1999.
Activités d'information du public
En 2010, la Division de l'information et des relations extérieures a continué à avoir des contacts réguliers avec les journalistes, à Genève et dans le monde entier. Elle a organisé 36 séances d'information à Genève.
Relations avec les organisations non gouvernementales
Les organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) ont reçu régulièrement des informations sur les activités de l’OMC en 2016, y compris des informations sur les négociations commerciales et d’autres questions. Elles ont participé activement au Forum public, principale activité de communication de l’OMC avec les ONG.