Benin

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat, a report by the government, and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports, main export destinations, origins for its imports and other k Read More

This second joint review of Guinea and Mauritania, the fourth for Guinea and the third for Mauritania, has enabled us to assess the changes in their trade policies and practices, and the effects thereof on their economies since 2011. Our discussions have benefited from the participation of H.E. Ms Naha Mint Hamdi Ould Mouknass, Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism and head of the delegation of Mauritania, and Ms Fanta Cisse, Secretary General o Read More

The first Trade Policy Review of Montenegro has offered us a good opportunity to deepen our understanding of recent developments in, and challenges to, its trade, economic, and investment policies. Since its accession in 2012, Montenegro’s initiatives to integrate into the multilateral trading system have been greatly appreciated. Indeed, the more than 195 advance written questions submitted by 17 Members and the 28 delegations that took the floor d Read More

This fifth Trade Policy Review has allowed us to deepen our understanding of Colombia’s trade and investment policies, and in particular, of the several reforms and changes introduced since the last Review in 2012. I would like to thank the Colombian delegation headed by Mrs. Olga Lucía Lozano, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade, for her very constructive engagement throughout this exercise. I would also like to thank our discussant, Ambassador Jo Read More

Benin is a West African country situated in the inter-tropical zone, covering a total area of 114,763 km2. It is bordered by Niger and Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the west, and Nigeria to the east, and has a coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. It has a virtually unrelieved landscape, rising from south to north, and 70,500 km2 of arable land, only 15 per cent of which is farmed. As far as climate is concerned, annual rainfall is relatively low (an average of 800 Read More

This third Trade Policy Review has allowed us to deepen our understanding of Ecuador’s trade and investment policies, in particular in regard to the reforms and changes introduced since the last Review in 2011. I would like to thank the Ecuadorian delegation headed by Mr. Diego Caicedo, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade, for its engagement throughout this exercise. I would also like to thank our discussant, Ambassador Eduardo Sperisen-Yurt, Permanent Repr Read More

Ce second examen conjoint de la Guinée et de la Mauritanie, le quatrième pour la Guinée et le troisième pour la Mauritanie, nous a permis d’évaluer les changements dans leurs politiques et pratiques commerciales, et leurs effets sur leurs économies depuis 2011. Nos discussions ont bénéficié de la participation de S.E. Mme Naha Mint Hamdi Ould Mouknass, Ministre du commerce, de l’industrie et du tourisme, cheffe de la délégation de la Ma Read More