Trade monitoring
Report by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s third Trade Policy Review; it covers the period 2016-20.
Introduction
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.
Report by Myanmar
Myanmar finds itself in a process of intensive development and reform. Over the past years, the Government of Myanmar has embarked on a wide range of regulatory and institutional reforms to open the country’s economy and boost its development, inter alia through the autonomous lifting of restrictions on investment and the liberalization of trade in goods and services, greater integration into and embeddedness in the region, and intensified engagement at the multilateral level, not least in the WTO. The country’s ongoing process of economic transformation encompasses and builds on interconnected elements, including diversification, modernization, liberalization, facilitation and sustainability.
Introduction
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.
Report by Argentina
This trade policy review of Argentina is taking place at a time when the world is feeling the enormous impact of COVID-19 on health-related matters, which has had economic, trade and social repercussions throughout much of the world. This situation has greatly affected the world’s economic and trade performance, particularly that of developing countries. In the case of Argentina, this impact is particularly noticeable in the final stage of the period under analysis.
Prefacio
El Mecanismo de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales (MEPC), establecido a título experimental por las PARTES CONTRATANTES del GATT en abril de 1989, se ha convertido en un elemento permanente de la Organización Mundial del Comercio en virtud del Acuerdo de Marrakech por el que se estableció esta Organización en enero de 1995.
Informe de la Argentina
El presente examen de política comercial de Argentina tiene lugar en momentos en que el mundo está experimentando el enorme impacto del COVID-19 en materia sanitaria, lo que ha tenido repercusiones en materia económica, comercial y social en gran parte del mundo. Esta misma situación ha afectado muy especialmente el desempeño económico-comercial del mundo, y muy especialmente de los Países en Desarrollo. En el caso de Argentina, este impacto se percibe con fuerza en la última etapa del período bajo análisis.