Trade monitoring
Report by the WTO Secretariat
Since military power ended in 2009, Mauritania has declared that it is decisively committed to better governance, which should help to reinforce its economic growth. Despite the difficult socio-political context marked by several coups d’état since the previous Review of its Trade Policy (TPR) in 2002, economic growth surged ahead after crude oil, gold and copper started to be exported in 2006. Per capita income almost doubled between 2004 and 2009, reaching close to US$945, although this has not had any noticeable impact on the human development index, and Mauritania remains a least developed country.
Trade and development
The WTO’s Committee on Trade and Development implemented a number of decisions taken at the Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, including holding a first session of the monitoring mechanism on special and differential treatment for developing countries. It discussed the WTO’s technical assistance and training activities and received members’ notifications concerning market access for developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs). It also began discussions on how to proceed with a review of the transparency mechanism for preferential trade arrangements.
Audit interne
En 2009, le Bureau de l'audit interne (BAI) a publié un rapport sur la politique de l'OMC en matière de voyages, a réalisé deux audits de suivi sur les achats, a examiné les pratiques actuelles en matière de délégation de pouvoir et a rédigé un projet de guide de la politique et des procédures en matière d'audit interne destiné au personnel.
Statistics activities
The WTO made further improvements to its Integrated Trade Intelligence Portal (I-TIP), which now includes increased data coverage on tariff and non-tariff measures. With the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the WTO has updated the database on trade in value-added terms, which now covers 61 countries and 34 sectors. In July 2015, the WTO hosted Trade Data Day, which examined recent advances in trade and market access statistics and looked ahead to future challenges.
Programa de Cátedras: Segunda fase
El Programa de Cátedras OMC (PCO), que tiene por objeto respaldar y promover actividades académicas relacionadas con el comercio en universidades e instituciones de investigación de países en desarrollo y PMA, entró en su segunda fase en 2014 con la incorporación de 7 instituciones más al grupo de 14 que ya participaban en el Programa.
Preface
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.
Agradecimientos
Esta publicación se realizó bajo la dirección de Hubert Escaith, Estadístico Jefe y Andreas Maurer, Jefe de la Sección de Estadísticas del Comercio Internacional. La coordinación y la producción de cuadros, gráficos y mapas fue realizada por Ninez Piezas-Jerbi, con la colaboración de Emma Vestesson y Caterina Calzolari. En la investigación estadística, la recopilación de datos y el cálculo de las estimaciones participaron Barbara d’Andrea-Adrian, Christophe Degain, Florian Eberth, Antonella Liberatore, Joscelyn Magdeleine, Yann Marcus, Ninez Piezas-Jerbi, Bekele Tamenu y Ying Yan.