Development and building trade capacity
Executive Summary
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World Trade Report 2014
Sept 2014
Chapter
The World Trade Report 2014 examines four trends that have characterized the last decade: (i) the rise of the developing world, (ii) the expansion of global value chains, (iii) the increase in prices of commodities and the growing importance of commodity exports, and (iv) the increasingly global nature of macroeconomic shocks. In analysing these trends, the report explores how they have reshaped the role that trade plays in facilitating developme Read More
Introduction
Mar 2021
Chapter
The multilateral trading system overseen by the WTO has contributed significantly to the unprecedented economic development that has taken place over the last decades across the world. Trade has allowed many developing countries to benefit from the opportunities created by emerging new markets by enabling them to integrate into the world market through global value chains. Moreover, the unbiased, predictable and non-discriminatory regime Read More
Mainstreaming trade to expand economic opportunities for poverty reduction
May 2018
Chapter
The United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at a summit held in New York from 25 to 27 September 2015, which was attended by some 150 heads of state and government.
Executive summary
Mar 2021
Chapter
The multilateral trading system overseen by the WTO has helped to spur economic development for both developing and developed economies by creating a more predictable, fair and transparent trading system that encourages investment and industrialization.
The WTO and developing countries
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World Trade Report 2014
Sept 2014
Chapter
This section discusses a number of the WTO’s features which help underpin development and explain their economic rationale. It is divided into four subsections. The first one illustrates how the WTO has been useful in helping developing countries take advantage of and manage the challenges arising from the four trends portrayed in the previous sections. The second subsection discusses, from an economic perspective, the role that commitments a Read More
Trends in international trade
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World Trade Report 2013
Jul 2013
Chapter
A comprehensive and fruitful analysis of the shaping factors of international trade and their implications for trade policy cannot be performed without having a clear idea of the evolution of trade patterns over time. This part of the Report analyses past, present and future trends in international trade and economic activity. It begins with a historical analysis of trade developments from pre-industrial times to the present, focusing on the key role that technology Read More
La convergencia en materia de comercio electrónico: el caso de la Argentina, el Brasil y el MERCUSOR
Nov 2020
Chapter
El comercio electrónico está creciendo rápidamente en la Argentina y el Brasil, y en ambos países la proporción de la población que participa en transacciones de comercio electrónico supera el promedio latinoamericano. Los dos países han establecido un marco jurídico para la protección de datos, la reglamentación de Internet, la protección de los consumidores, la fiscalidad del comercio electrónico y los contratos y las firmas electrónicas. La Read More
Conclusion
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World Trade Report 2003
Aug 2003
Chapter
This Report has ranged widely. The Executive Summary attached to the beginning of the Report outlines the main areas covered and observations made. A report of this nature is itself a summary of complex issues and has to rely heavily on the more detailed and analytical work of others. References have been made in the text to this work. Many of the issues addressed here are “moving targets”, particularly where governments are constantly exercising Read More
Le rôle du commerce et de la politique commerciale dans le processus de développement
Aug 2003
Chapter
Depuis sa création, le système commercial international a été modelé conformément à des principes conjugués au pragmatisme. Les relations commerciales ne peuvent pas être déterminées seulement sur la base de principes simples et inviolés définis et convenus d’entrée de jeu. Des considérations pratiques, des questions politiques et les expressions particulières de l’intérêt national contribuent inévitablement à déterminer les positions prises par les go Read More
Evaluación de la aplicación de la facilitación del comercio en la era del comercio electrónico: análisis comparativo de Jordania, Omán y Hong Kong, China
Nov 2020
Chapter
El surgimiento del comercio electrónico está impulsando importantes cambios en las formas de realizar operaciones de comercio internacional. Ha quedado claro que las mejoras en la aplicación de la facilitación del comercio deben estar respaldadas por sistemas electrónicos. A través del estudio comparativo de una serie de informes publicados por organizaciones internacionales— la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT), la Organización de Co Read More
Ouverture des échanges et contexte socioéconomique général
Jul 2013
Chapter
La section C a montré comment des facteurs économiques fondamentaux – démographie, investissement, technologie, ressources naturelles, transports et institutions – peuvent agir sur l’évolution du commerce. Celui-ci s’insère toutefois dans un contexte socioéconomique plus large, qui entre en ligne de compte pour le commerce et les politiques commerciales. Historiquement, les problèmes sociaux et macroéconomiques ont influencé à maintes reprises l Read More
Foreword
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World Trade Report 2003
Aug 2003
Chapter
The World Trade Report is a new annual publication produced by the WTO Secretariat. Each year, the WTR will explore trends in world trade and highlight important issues in the world trading system. In addition to monitoring and interpreting trade developments, the Report seeks to deepen public understanding of pressing policy issues. The WTR does not pretend to provide comprehensive answers to complex and many-sided questions subject to continuin Read More
Foreword
Jul 2015
Chapter
This is a critical year in the world’s collaborative effort to end global poverty and boost the incomes of the poorest. We will endorse the Sustainable Development Goals, develop a plan for financing for development, and reach for a landmark agreement to mitigate and adapt to climate change. If we are to end extreme poverty by 2030, we must do all we can in this final push to raise the incomes of the extreme poor. The Role of Trade in Ending Po Read More
Temas escogidos sobre comercio y política comercial
Aug 2003
Chapter
El comercio Sur-Sur se ha promovido desde hace mucho tiempo como medio de reducir la dependencia de los países en desarrollo respecto de los mercados de los países desarrollados y de aumentar la diversificación de las exportaciones del Sur para que éstas no se limiten a productos primarios. La mayoría de los mecanismos creados para fomentar la cooperación entre los países en desarrollo eran principalmente de alcance subregional y regional, y mu Read More
Foreword by the WTO Director-General
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Connecting to Global Markets
Feb 2014
Chapter
It is a central premise of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that trade drives growth and development. By liberalizing trade, countries benefit not only from increased access to technology and consumer goods but also from the chance to find new markets and connect to global value chains. This can quickly translate into GDP growth and a rise in the standard of living. But why do some countries seem to benefit more – and more quickly – than others? Read More
Taxation of international e-trade: Russian particularities
Nov 2020
Chapter
Tax rates on e-commerce in Russia should remain moderate, given the small size of its digital trade operations (so the rise in tax revenues from higher rates would be small) and substantial growth prospects (so future tax revenues from a developed sector could be quite large). The Russian Federation’s (Russia’s) taxation of e-commerce activities presents two important challenges. First, consumer goods purchased directly from foreign online sellers enjoy si Read More
Prólogo del Director General de la OMC
Sept 2014
Chapter
Desde el comienzo del milenio, los datos nos han mostrado de modo inequívoco que el comercio, como componente esencial del crecimiento económico y del desarrollo, puede cambiar realmente la vida de las personas. El rápido crecimiento económico registrado en numerosas economías en desarrollo desde entonces se ha combinado con una mayor integración en el sistema de comercio mundial. Esa experiencia ha puesto de manifiesto la función que Read More
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