Trade monitoring
Contact with the media
In 2012, the WTO continued to have regular contact with journalists, through press briefings, press conferences and e-briefings. The number of journalists registered to use the “media newsroom” on the WTO website rose 16 per cent to 2,702. The WTO also held a number of training activities for journalists.
Executive summary
Trade facilitation is critical to reducing trade costs, which remain high despite the steep decline in the cost of transportation, improvements in information and communication technology, and the reduction of trade barriers in many countries.
WTO Essay Award for Young conomists
In April 2009 the WTO established the annual WTO Essay Award for Young Economists. The award, which carries a prize of CHF 5,000, aims to promote high-quality economic research on the WTO and WTO-related issues and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community.
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.
20 ans de l’OMC
L’OMC a vu le jour le 1er janvier 1995, succédant à l’Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce qui régissait le commerce mondial depuis 1948. Au cours des 20 dernières années, l’OMC a largement contribué à la solidité et à la stabilité de l’économie mondiale, aidant à stimuler la croissance du commerce et à régler de nombreux différends commerciaux et à soutenir l’intégration des pays en développement dans le système commercial.