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PRESS/TPRB/288
1 October 2007

(07-4086)
TRADE POLICY REVIEW: CAMEROON AND GABON
Good progress with continued reform needed to achieve
diversification
Over the last five years, Cameroon and Gabon ha ve made a good economic progress, as a result
of their economic reforms, as well as the increa se in oil prices, according to WTO Secretariat
reports on the trade policies and practices of Gabon and Cameroon.
The report on Cameroon notes however its very limited scope of tariff bindings, and stresses the importance of improving Cameroon’s multilateral commitments on goods and services. This would
make Cameroon’s trade regime more credible, transparent, and predictable.
The report on Gabon raises concerns regarding the applied MFN tariffs that exceed their bound
levels for some 39% of the total lines. The report  also highlights the fact that the absence of a
competition regime and the transfer of monopolies from state-owned enterprises to private sector
have contributed to maintaining prices high; this affects the competitiveness of the country’s
goods and services.
The reports also stresses the importance for both Cameroon and Gabon to continue the reforms in
order to improve their business environment and diversify their economies.
The WTO reports, along with a policy statements  by the Governments of Gabon and Cameroon,
will be the basis for the TPR of Gabon and Camer oon by the Trade Policy Review Body of the WTO
on 1 and 3 October 2007.

### Language ###
English

### Assessment ###
A user might want to know when Gabon and Cameroon's trade policies were reviewed by WTO.

### Query ###
When did the World Trade Organization review Gabon and Cameroon's trade policies?
When did the World Trade Organization review Gabon and Cameroon's trade policies?