Trade monitoring
Communication avec les parlementaires
En 2014, le Directeur général Roberto Azevêdo a rencontré la Commission du commerce international du Parlement européen pour discuter du programme de l’après-Bali. Une séance parlementaire sur ce thème a été organisée en octobre lors du Forum public. Le Secrétariat de l’OMC a continué à tenir les parlementaires informés des questions relatives à l’OMC. Il a aussi organisé deux ateliers régionaux à l’intention des parlementaires arabes et latino-américains.
Trade and development
In the Committee on Trade and Development, key themes were duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) market access for least-developed countries (LDCs) and the participation of developing countries in the multilateral trading system. The Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi reaffirmed ministers’ commitment to addressing the “marginalization” of LDCs in international trade. Ministers also took decisions of specific benefit to LDCs, including enhanced preferential rules of origin and preferential treatment for LDC services providers. The Committee agreed that the WTO Secretariat should update its report on the implementation of special and differential treatment provisions in WTO agreements and decisions.
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.