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| In times of crisis to maintain an open trade |
| 2009-07-24 20:14:00 |
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Global Textile Network July 24 hearing in the economy in times of crisis, governments are faced with trade-restrictive measures taken by the pressure, the pressure real danger, if not properly addressed, could lead to a dangerous escalation. Contingency measures in such circumstances can play a safety role in the maintenance of rules-based multilateral trading system plays an important role.
Economist at the World Trade Organization in 2009 on the World Trade report made a number of contingency measures to summarize the effect is as follows:
This year's report examines the WTO trade agreements by Governments in the face of economic difficulties may be a series of measures, (such as safeguards, anti-dumping, customs duties will be increased to the maximum permitted by the WTO, etc.), as well as these measures possible role. Trade growth this year will be negative. Although the contraction seems to slow down growth, but the economic situation remains fragile. The economic situation continues to decline in the risk of leading to a further decline in their WTO economists of world merchandise trade in 2009 the forecast has dropped by 9% from the volume of trade, the amendment to drop 10%. The reaction of governments around the world will largely determine the decrease in trade and time.
Director-General Pascal Lamy said: "This year the theme of the World Trade report a high degree of focus on how the difficult economic conditions to ensure that the trade channels remain open. Sound of emergency measures designed to deal with unexpected market conditions, the emergency measures for the efficiency and stability of trade agreements and to avoid high intensity of protectionism is the key. "
While these actions in restraint of trade flows, but they also provided by the Government to a political maneuver to increase political pressure to act as a safety valve at the time. Contingency measures can be seen as a means of adjustment policies, temporary relief from import competition and domestic enterprises to provide the necessary time to adjust.
Substantially if governments agree to open trade, then trade agreements in accordance with the implementation of contingency measures can be seen as a tool. Understanding of contingency measures in the form of Governments to provide the tools to adjust policies, governments may be willing to accept a greater commitment. In addition, emergency measures to safeguard the credibility of an agreement. If an agreement to use some of the measures foreseen to overcome unforeseen economic or non - economic difficulties, then this agreement will have a better chance of maintaining its vitality, and the other agreements, there may not be able to implement it.
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