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Regional trade agreements
In 2013, the WTO received 35 new notifications of regional trade agreements (RTAs), down from 37 in 2012. The notifications involved 22 RTAs. Three of these were between developed partners, with another nine involving developed and developing partners. The remaining ten were between developing country partners. The Americas was the region with the highest number of notifications – 12 – followed by Europe with seven.
Conseil général
En 2014, le Conseil général a supervisé la mise en oeuvre des décisions prises à la Conférence ministérielle de Bali en décembre 2013. Les travaux ont abouti à une impasse en juillet en raison de désaccords sur le délai de mise en oeuvre de deux des décisions. La situation s’est débloquée en novembre, lorsque le Conseil général a adopté des décisions sur la facilitation des échanges, la détention de stocks publics à des fins de sécurité alimentaire et les travaux de l’après-Bali. En décembre, le Conseil général a approuvé l’ensemble de textes relatifs à l’accession des Seychelles et décidé que la dixième Conférence ministérielle aurait lieu à Nairobi, Kenya, du 15 au 18 décembre 2015.
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Eduardo Muñoz Gómez at the Trade Policy Review of Israel 30 October and 1 November 2012
This fourth Trade Policy Review of Israel has given us a better understanding of Israel’s trade policies and practices and how they have evolved since 2006. I wish to thank Deputy Director-General Mr. Ohad Cohen, H.E. Mr. Eviatar Manor and the other members of Israel’s delegation for their open and cooperative attitude. I would also like to thank the discussant, H.E. Mr. Fook Seng KWOK, for his very insightful contribution to these deliberations.
Outreach
Hosted at the request of the private sector, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and B20 Argentina, the business arm of the G20, the one-day meeting drew participants from small and large enterprises, from developed, developing and least-developed countries and a variety of sectors.
Comercio, deuda y finanzas
El Director General Roberto Azevêdo insistió en la necesidad de abordar los persistentes déficits de financiación del comercio para las pequeñas empresas en los países en desarrollo y se reunió con los responsables de las instituciones asociadas para examinar la manera de hacer frente al problema. En una nueva publicación de la OMC se analiza de qué forma se pueden abordar esos déficits de financiación. El Grupo de Expertos sobre Financiación del Comercio siguió evaluando las deficiencias de los mercados de financiación del comercio, especialmente en los países más pobres.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements are due to the International Monetary Fund, the International Trade Centre, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Statistics Division, the World Bank and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The assistance of all these organizations in supplying statistics as well as other information has greatly facilitated the work of the WTO Secretariat.