World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/266/Rev.1
18 October 2012 (12 5653) Trade Policy Review Body Original: French
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Reports by
CÔTE D'IVOIRE,
GUINEA BISSAU and TOGO
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statements by Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau and Togo are attached.
CONTENTS
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REPORT BY Côte d'Ivoire 7
I. INTRODUCTION 7
II. OVERVIEW 7
(1) Geographical Situation of Côte d'Ivoire 7
(2) Economic Infrastructure 7
(3) Characteristics of the Ivorian Economy 7
(i) Primary sector 8
(ii) Secondary sector 8
(iii) Tertiary sector 8
(4) Economic Trends 8
III. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 9
(1) Governance 9
(2) Employment and the Development of Technical and Professional Skills 10
(3) Environment and Sustainable Development Policy 10
(4) Information and Communication Technologie
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/265/Rev.1
17 July 2012 (12-3889) Trade Policy Review Body Original: Spanish
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
COLOMBIA
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Colombia is attached.
CONTENTS
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I. OVERVIEW: WHERE DO WE STAND AND WHERE ARE WE HEADED? 5
II. sound and competitive economic growth 5
(1) Overview 5
(2) Competitiveness and Growth in Productivity 7
III. TRADE POLICY: CURRENT SITUATION AND OUTLOOK 9
(1) Overview 9
(2) Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Developments 9
(2.1) Multilateral sphere 10
(2.2) Regional and bilateral spheres 10
(3) Integration of Production into World Markets 11
IV. CONCLUSIONs 14
COLOMBIA: MACROECONOMIC, TRADE AND INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
World Trade
Organization RESTRICTED WT/TPR/G/266
25 May 2012 (12-2724) Trade Policy Review Body Original: French
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Reports by
Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau AND TOGO
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statements by Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Togo are attached.
Note: These reports are subject to restricted circulation and press embargo until the end of the first session of the meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body on Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Togo.
CONTENTS
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REPORT BY Côte d'Ivoire 7
I. INTRODUCTION 7
II. OVERVIEW 7
(1) Geographical Situation of Côte d'Ivoire 7
(2) Economic Infrastructure 7
(3) Characteristics of the Ivorian Economy 7
(i) Primary sector 8
(ii) Secondary sector 8
(iii) Tertiary sector 8
(4) Economic Trends 8
III. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 9
(1)
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/257/Rev.1
18 April 2012
(12-2042) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
NEPAL
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Nepal is attached.
CONTENTS
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1. Introduction 5
2. Macroeconomic Situation 5
2.1 Agriculture 6
2.2 Services 7
2.2.1 Remittance 8
2.2.2 Tourism 8
2.2.3 Water Resources 9
2.2.4 Information and Communication Technology 10
2.2.5 Health and Education 10
2.3 Industry 11
2.4 Trade 12
2.5 Investment 13
2.6 Intellectual Property Regime 14
2.7 Monetary Policy Management 14
2.7.1 Monetary Situation and Inflation 15
2.7.2 Foreign Exchange Management 15
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/251/Rev.1
10 November 2011 (11 5804) Trade Policy Review Body Original: French
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
GUINEA
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Guinea is attached.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. OVERVIEW 5
II. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 5
III. ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMY BY SECTOR 6
IV. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES 7
A. General Trade Policy Objectives 7
B. Sectoral Trade Policy Objectives 8
(i) Agriculture 8
(ii) Energy 9
(iii) Industry 10
(iv) Mining 11
(v) Fisheries and livestock farming 12
(vi) Services 13
(vii) Transport 14
(viii) Telecommunications 17
(ix) Tourism 19
(x) Crafts 19
V. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPORT AND EXPORT REGIME 20
(i) Imports 20
(ii) Exports 22
VI. LEGAL AND REGULATORY TRADE POLICY FRAMEWORK
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/250/Rev.1
4 November 2011 (11-5637) Trade Policy Review Body Original: French
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
MAURITANIA
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Mauritania is attached.
CONTENTS
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I. OVERVIEW 5
II. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 5
(1) Main Features of the Economy 5
III. TRADE POLICY 6
(1) Trend in Foreign Trade 6
(2) Trade Regime 6
(3) Framework for Trade Policy Formulation and Implementation 7
(i) Trade legislation and regulations 8
(ii) The Investment Code and the business climate 8
(iii) Multilateral agreements 8
(4) Sectoral Trade Policy Objectives 8
(i) Mining 9
(ii) Fisheries 9
(iii) Agriculture and livestock 10
(iv) Tourism 11
(v) Telecommunications 11
(vi) Transport 12
IV. ConcluSION 12
V. TECHN
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/248/Rev.1
28 July 2011
(11-3871) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by the
EUROPEAN UNION
revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by European Union is attached.
CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION 5
2. KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EU 6
2.1 Institutional Developments 6
2.2 Developments in the Internal Market and Central Policy areas 7
2.3 Development and Implementation of the EU Investment Policy 10
2.4 Economic Performance and Challenges Ahead 11
3. kEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EU TRADE POLICY (2009-2010) 14
3.1. Introduction 14
3.2. WTO 15
3.3 Creating the Right Environment for Trade 17
3.4 Sectoral Policies 18
3.5 Bilateral and Regional Trade Relations 20
3.6 Sustainability and Development 23
3.6.
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/243/Corr.1
9 June 2011
(11-2865) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Japan
Report by Japan
Corrigendum
At the request of Japan, the following text is being circulated as a corrigendum to the document WT/TPR/G/243:
Page Text Correction 12 35. … the Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) in Parallel and … 35. … the Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) in parallel, and … 13 41. … the Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) in Parallel, and … 41. … the Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) in parallel, and … 13 42. ... eight volunteer developing economies (Chile; Hong Kong, China; China; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; Peru; Singapore and Chinese Taipei). 42. ... eight volunteer developing economies (Chile; Hong Kong, China; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; Peru; Singapore and Chinese Taipei).
World Trade
Organization RESTRICTED WT/TPR/G/246
4 May 2011
(11-2201) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English/
French
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
CANADA
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Canada is attached.
Note: This report is subject to restricted circulation and press embargo until the end of the first session of the meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body on Canada.
CONTENTS
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I. Trade and Economic Policy Environment 5
(1) Economic Overview 5
(2) Global Commerce Strategy 7
II. Trade Policy DEVELOPMENTS 2007-2010 8
(1) Multilateral Liberalisation 8
(a) Commitment to the Doha Development Agenda 8
(b) Supporting Development 9
(2) Canada-United States Trade Relationship 13
(3) Regional And Bilateral Initiatives 14
(a) New and Updated Regional and Bila
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/240/Rev.1
23 February 2011 (11-0942) Trade Policy Review Body Original: French
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by the
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by the Democratic Republic of the Congo is attached.
CONTENTS
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I. introduction 5
II. recent developments in the congolese economy 6
(1) An Encouraging Economic Recovery 6
(2) Better Management of Monetary and Exchange Policy 7
(3) Gradual Correction of External Account Imbalances 7
(4) Medium Term Macroeconomic Outlook 7
III. SOME RESULTS OF THE REFORMS UNDERtaken 8
(1) Structural Reforms 8
(i) In the area of trade 8
(ii) Legal and institutional framework for business 8
(2) Sectoral Reforms 10
(i) Financial sector 10
(ii) Taxation 10
(iii) Agricultur
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/239/Rev.1
8 February 2011
(11-0631) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Papua New Guinea is attached.
CONTENTS
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I. MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 5
II. PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S VISION FOR DEVELOPMENT 7
III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES 9
IV. TRADE POLICIES BY SECTOR 11
(1) Agriculture 11
(2) Forestry 12
(3) Fisheries 13
(4) Mining 14
(5) Petroleum (oil and gas) 15
(6) Manufacturing 17
(7) Services 18
(8) Transport 20
(9) Intellectual Property Rights 20
V. CONCLUSION 22
ANNEX 1: Trade related technical assistance 23
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
After a long period of stagnation experienced during the 1990's, Papua New Guinea showed
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/238/Rev.1
22 November 2010
(10-6227) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
BELIZE
revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Belize is attached.
CONTENTS
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I. introduction 5
II. Macroeconomic CONTEXT 7
(1) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 7
(2) Fiscal Performance 7
(3) National Debt 7
(4) International Trade 7
III. key sectors 8
(1) Agriculture 8
(2) Fisheries 9
(3) Services 10
(i) Tourism 10
(ii) Financial Services 11
IV. investmenT 11
V. TRADE POLICY FORMULATION 12
(1) Quantitative Restrictions 12
(2) Other Duties and Charges 12
(3) Competition Policy 12
(4) Trade Remedies 13
(5) Belize Coalition of Service Providers 13
(6) Export of Professional Services 13
VI. trade Relations
World Trade
Organization RESTRICTED WT/TPR/G/238
5 October 2010
(10-5057) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
BELIZE
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Belize is attached.
Note: This report is subject to restricted circulation and press embargo until the end of the first session of the meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body on Belize.
CONTENTS
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I. introduction 5
II. Macroeconomic CONTEXT 7
(1) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 7
(2) Fiscal Performance 7
(3) National Debt 7
(4) International Trade 7
III. key sectors 8
(1) Agriculture 8
(2) Fisheries 9
(3) Services 10
(i) Tourism 10
(ii) Financial Services 11
IV. investmenT 11
V. TRADE POLICY FORMULATION 12
(1) Quantitative Restrictions 12
(2) Other Duties and Charges 12
(3
World Trade
Organization WT/TPR/G/231/Rev.1
7 July 2010
(10-3695) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Report by
MALAWI
Revision
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by Malawi is attached.
CONTENTS
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I. introduction 5
II. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT (2002-2008) 5
(1) Malawi's Development Strategy 5
(2) Macroeconomic Developments 6
(3) Sectoral Performance 8
(i) Agriculture 8
(ii) Manufacturing 10
(iii) Fisheries 10
(iv) Forestry 11
(v) Mining 12
(vi) Services 12
III. TRADE DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY 15
(1) Trade Policy Objectives 15
(2) Trade Policy Formulation and Coordination Framework 16
(3) Competition and Fair Trading 16
(4) Domestic Laws and Regulations Governing Trade 16
(5) Bilateral Trade Agreements 17
(6) Regional Trade Arrangement
