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Trade Policy Review: The Gambia 2010
“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 key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of The Gambia
Trade Policy Review: The Gambia 2018
“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 key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of The Gambia.
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.
Report by the WTO Secretariat
The Gambia has maintained its generally open trade and investment regime since the last TPR in 2010. The main trade policy reform has been the adoption of the five-band ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) from 1 January 2017.
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.
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Juan Carlos González of Colombia at the Trade Policy Review of The Gambia, 23 and 25 January 2018
This third Trade Policy Review has offered us an excellent opportunity to deepen our understanding of recent developments in The Gambia and the achievements and challenges related to its trade and investment policies. Also as was highlighted by several delegations during the review this exercise has come at an important juncture for The Gambia after having experienced a historical democratic change in government last year.
Report by the Gambia
Since the last trade policy review of the Gambia in 2003 the Government of The Gambia successfully tackled the adverse impact of the 2002 drought and the subsequent drought of 2007. The economy achieved an average growth rate of 6.1% from 2006 to 2008 and is rebounding following the drought of 2007 and the subsequent effects of the global financial and economic crisis. The performance of the economy improved further in 2009 due partly to strong growth in agriculture largely because of good rains.
Report by the WTO Secretariat
The Gambia is a small least developed economy with a very narrow economic base. The external sector is heavily dependent on re-exports tourism and remittances from overseas. Import and export procedures are relatively simple and efficient compared with many other developing countries. The first Trade Policy Review of The Gambia was held in 2004.
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of The Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Bozkurt Aran at The Trade Policy Review of The Gambia 14 and 16 September 2010
This second review of The Gambia has allowed the TPRB to assess developments in the country’s trade and related policies since 2004 and its future priorities. I would like to thank Minister Kah and all his delegation for their hard work in preparing for the Review and their excellent cooperation with the WTO team. I am also grateful to our discussant Ambassador Servansing of Mauritius for his perceptive observations.