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Trade Policy
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This section centralises information
relating to Belize's national trade policy. Government trade policy
overviews, national development
strategy papers as well as
information on agreements, regulations, standards, and the investment
climate are also presented in this section.
Belize's 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, 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 of Belize (GOB) recognizes that trade is instrumental in advancing
Belize’s economic and social prosperity... Cognizant
of the difficulties faced by Belize in participating in the
global economy, GOB underscores the principle that any
integration agreement (between asymmetric parties) takes due
account of the needs and weaknesses of developing countries and
the vulnerabilities endemic to small developing
states. Belize advocates the Principle of Gradualism which mandates that
small economies should be gradually integrated into the rules
based international economy..."
Government Report to the WTO, 2004
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 Belize is a member of the Caribbean Common
Market and Community (CARICOM). At
the global level, Belize has participated in the GATT since October 1983
and in the WTO since January 1995.
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Regional Level |
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►CARICOM
Background
Information,
Legal Framework of Integration,
External Trade
Agreements,
On-going
Negotiations,
CSME Initiative
►CRNM
Background
Information
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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,
Annual Reports,
Special and Differential Treatment,
Dispute
Settlement Mechanism.
►Other International Organisations
Reports & Country Strategies on Belize
IDB Country Strategy,
2004
IDB-Regional Operation
Department 3
World Bank Country
Strategy,
2000
LAC, World Bank
IMF Art.IV
Consultation,
2004
Staff for the 2004 Consultation with Belize |
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RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS |
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On
Bar bados
Belize - European Community Country Strategy
Paper,
2002
Government of Belize - EU Commission
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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
CARICOM Report,
2002. Taccone, J. and Nogueira, U (coordinators)
Trade Policy and Caribbean Development,
2001.
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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