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Trade Policy
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This section centralises information
relating to
St. Vincent and the
Grenadines' national trade policy. Government trade policy overviews and national development
strategy papers as well as
information on agreements, regulations, standards, and the investment
climate are also presented in this section.
St. Vincent and the
Grenadines' trade policy is clearly not developed in isolation,
but rather within a regional and global trade context. Over the years,
the number of commitments derived from participation in the World Trade Organisation
(WTO), as well as CARICOM, the OECS, and other regional trade fora has
increased. As such, documents that provide some insight into these regional and
global policy frameworks have been included.
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NATIONAL
TRADE POLICY |
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"...The
[Government] programme will focus on an
aggressive export oriented, private sector led development
strategy, which will be fully reinforced by efficient import
substitution initiatives. The changing nature and volatility of
international economic relations and the relatively greater
vulnerability of small economies like ours in the new global
environment makes it mandatory that St. Vincent and the
Grenadines redoubles its reliance on that outward looking
approach to trade and development. This approach is
facilitating the participation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
in the deepening and widening of the Regional Integration
process as a means of survival."
Government Report to the WTO 2001
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 St. Vincent and the
Grenadines
is a founding member of the Caribbean Common Market and Community (CARICOM).
St. Vincent and the
Grenadines
has participated
in the GATT since
May of 1993
and in the WTO since January 1995.
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Regional Level |
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CARICOM
Background
Information,
Legal Framework,
External
Agreements,
On-going
Negotiations, the
CSME Initiative, and more
information.
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The OECS
Background
Information,
Legal
Framework,
Institutions, and
Studies.
Also,
IMF
Consultation with ECCU,
2003
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Staff Report I
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Staff Report II
Trade Policy Review of the OECS, 2001
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Governments'
Report
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WTO
Report
►CRNM
Background
Information, and
Studies and
Publications.
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Global Level |
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►The
World Trade Organisation - WTO
Introductory Documents,Doha Development Agenda,
Multilateral
Agreements,
WTO Agreement,
Annual Reports,
Special and
Differential Treatment,
Dispute Settlement
Mechanism.
►Other International Organisations
Reports & Country Strategies on
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
World Bank Country
Strategy,
2001
LAC, World Bank
IMF Art.IV
Consultation,
2004
Staff
for the 2004 Consultation with
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS |
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On
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trade Policies and
Prospects of the Eastern Caribbean States in
the New Global Economy,
2000. De
Rosa, D.
Impact of the Proposals on Small and
Developing CARICOM States,
2001. Bardouille, N.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- European Community Country Strategy Paper,
2001. European Union Commission and the Government of Saint
Vincent
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On Trade Policy
World Trade Report 2004,
2004. World Trade
Organisation
World Trade Report 2003,
2003.
World Trade Organisation
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On the Regional and Global Context
The OECS Experience,
2002. Venner, D.
CARICOM Report,
2002.Taccone,
J. and Nogueira, U. (ed)
Trade Policy and Caribbean Development.
Barclay, L.; Henry, R and James, V.
Globalisation and Small Developing Countries.
Bernal, R.
(source: CRNM website)
Survey of the Caribbean Tax Systems,
2004.
Dos Santos, P.
and Bain, L.
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