Trade monitoring
Aid for Trade
The Third Global Review of Aid for Trade, held on 18-19 July 2011, showed that traderelated assistance has helped to alleviate poverty by increasing export performance and employment. In 2009, Aid for Trade commitments reached approximately US$ 40 billion, a 60 per cent increase from the 2002-05 baseline period. However, the review also highlighted the need to measure the effectiveness of Aid for Trade and to ensure that it is always compatible with the goals of sustainable development.
Report by Japan
The Japanese economy, which had been in an expansionary phase since March 2009, was temporarily stagnated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, mainly due to a sharp decline in production and private consumption. After that, the economy picked up as the supply chains of production activities were gradually re-established. In the first half of 2012, the Japanese economy was on the way to recovery at a moderate pace mainly driven by domestic demand including reconstruction demand, although it has sounded a weak tone recently due to the deceleration of the world economy. Regarding prices, the Japanese economy is in a mild deflationary phase, although the tempo of deflation has been slower.
Cooperación con las instituciones académicas
La OMC solicitó la presentación de ofertas para la próxima fase del Programa de Cátedras OMC, que empezará en 2014. Se celebró la conferencia anual del programa y las Cátedras participaron en el Examen Global de la iniciativa de la Ayuda para el Comercio. La cooperación de la OMC con las instituciones académicas se centró en 2013 en la consolidación de los proyectos emprendidos por las universidades participantes en el Programa de Cátedras. En 2013 se realizaron 29 actividades dirigidas a ayudar a las instituciones académicas a ejecutar determinados proyectos e iniciativas.
Composición, definiciones y metodología
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Appellate Body
The Appellate Body circulated reports in two disputes during 2013, both involving Canadian measures in the renewable energy sector. Canada had appealed the findings of the panel reports in both cases earlier in the year. One arbitration proceeding concerning the reasonable period of time for implementation of Dispute Settlement Body recommendations and rulings was carried out in 2013. Two members of the Appellate Body, Ricardo Ramírez-Hernández and Peter Van den Bossche, completed their first terms and were reappointed. David Unterhalter completed his second and final term. A new member of the Appellate Body will be appointed in 2014.