Philippines
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Manuel A.J. Teehankee of the Philippines at the Trade Policy Review of Suriname, 11 and 13 September 2019.
The third Trade Policy Review of Suriname has offered us a good opportunity to deepen our understanding of recent developments in and challenges to its trade economic and investment policies. The more than 130 advance written questions submitted by 13 Members and the 18 delegations that took the floor during the first day underline the importance attached by Members to Suriname’s trade and investment policies and practices. The statements questions and replies voiced in the course of this Review have highlighted the fact that Suriname is a generally open economy with strong historical and economic links to many parts of the world that is rich in natural resources and for which trade is essential for development.
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Manuel A.J. Teehankee of the Philippines at the Trade Policy Review of Australia, 11 and 13 March 2020.
This eighth Trade Policy Review of Australia has allowed us to track and acknowledge significant developments in the economic trade and investment regime of Australia over the past five years. I would like to thank especially the head of the Australian delegation Mr. George Mina First Assistant Secretary Office of Trade Negotiations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and his Canberra-based colleagues who made a very long journey to participate in this review under exceptional circumstances as well as our discussant Ambassador Julian Braithwaite Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom for his valuable remarks and insights. My gratitude is also extended to the WTO Members that provided advance written questions and approximately 40 delegations for their formal statements that allowed us to conduct the proceedings as a “virtual review”.