Development and building trade capacity

Over the past two to three decades, a number of developing countries have pursued regional economic integration to harmonize trade policies and increase their weight in global trade. Economic integration, particularly in Africa, has also been seen as a way to diversify the structure of African economies, boost intra-African trade and investment, build supply capacity, and sustainably reduce poverty (Osakwe, 2015). These integration efforts have resulted i Read More

Lancé en 2010, le Programme de chaires de l’OMC (PCO) est un projet de renforcement des capacités qui vise à améliorer la connaissance et la compréhension du système commercial chez les universitaires et les décideurs des pays en développement en stimulant l’élaboration des programmes d’enseignement, la recherche et les activités de liaison au niveau des universités et des établissements de recherche. Des renseignements sur le Read More

The effects of a large informal economy on a country’s capacity to engage in international trade have not yet been the subject of extensive empirical research. Several case studies of experiences in individual countries show diverging results or, at the very least, allow a contradictory reading of the evidence. Nevertheless, the impact of informality on certain proximate causes for trade and growth has been analysed both theoretically and empirically.

The international community is aware of the challenges associated with LDC Graduation and has been engaged with the graduating LDCs to ensure smooth transitions. The UN General Assembly has invited the graduating LDCs to prepare smooth transition strategies and to outline the steps and support needed to help them remain on a sustained path of growth and development. Several graduating LDCs have prepared or are in the process of preparing thei Read More

Ce troisième ouvrage, «S’adapter à l’ère du commerce numérique : défis et possibilités», préparé sous les auspices du Programme de chaires de l’OMC (PCO), contient des contributions de titulaires de chaires de l’OMC pendant les phases I et II du programme, de membres du Conseil consultatif, de l’équipe du Secrétariat de l’OMC chargée du PCO et de fonctionnaires de l’Organisation, qui ont assuré la relecture de certains chapitres et fait part de leu Read More

There is a growing convergence on the view that the factor having had the most significant impact on trade in recent years is the introduction of new and innovative technologies. The speed and intensity of the IT evolution are affecting trade and more generally our day-to-day lives in unprecedented ways. It has rendered interactions possible between humans, between humans and machines and between machines in ways that could not be imagined even Read More

Les taux d’imposition applicables au commerce électronique en Russie doivent rester modérés, étant donné le faible volume des opérations du pays dans ce domaine (des taux plus élevés n’entraîneraient donc qu’une faible augmentation des recettes fiscales) et l’importance de ses perspectives de croissance (les recettes fiscales d’un secteur développé pourraient ainsi être élevées à l’avenir). La fiscalité des activités de commerce électronique de la Fédérat Read More

Fragmentation of global production is not a new phenomenon, but its importance has been growing over time. This trend has resulted from technological innovations in communication and transportation, which have lowered coordination costs, allowing countries to specialize in production of specific tasks or components, rather than entire final products. This section looks at how the nature, scale and scope of global value chains (GVCs) have changed d Read More