斐济贸易政策审议秘书处报告概要.doc

TRADE POLICY REVIEW 贸易政策审议 REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT 秘书处报告 Fiji 斐济 This report, prepared for the third Trade Policy Review of Fiji, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility. The Secretariat has, as required by the Agreement establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), sought clarification from Fiji on its trade policies and practices. 本报告系为斐济第三次贸易政策审议所准备，由WTO秘书处依其自身职责起草。秘书处，根据《建立贸易审议机制协定》（《马拉喀什建立世界贸易组织协定》附件3）的规定，要求斐济就其贸易政策和惯例做出澄清。 Any technical questions arising from this report may be addressed to Ricardo Barba-Viniegra (tel:?022 739 5873); and Martha Lara Fernandez (tel: 022 739 6033). 针对本报告的任何技术性问题，可以向Ricardo Barba-Viniegra (电话022 739 5873)和 Martha Lara Fernandez (电话 022 739 6033)提出。 Document WT/TPR/G/330 contains the policy statement submitted by Fiji. 斐济提交的政策声明包含在WT/TPR/G/330号文件当中。 Note: This report is subject to restricted circulation and press embargo until the end of the first session of the meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body on Fiji. This report was drafted in English. 请注意：斐济贸易政策审议机构会议的第一部分结束之前，本报告限制流通且禁止公布。本报告以英语起草。 SUMMARY 摘要 The economy of Fiji has performed well since its second Trade Policy Review in 2009, based on a relatively open trade regime, sound macroeconomic policies, and structural reforms. Fijis return to parliamentary democracy in 2014, after successful elections put an end to almost eight years of interim government, has further boosted its investment and growth prospects. Fijis reliance on trade and tourism make it vulnerable to external shocks, while high transportation costs (poor infrastructure and remoteness), the small size of its economy, and the frequency of natural disasters also constrain its economic growth prospects. Further reforms are therefore necessary to reduce the bottlenecks in the economy, strengthen its resilience to shocks, foster competitiveness, improve the investment climate, and raise potential GDP gr