Trade Policy Review Body - Trade Policy Review Mechanism - Barbados - Communication from the Discussant

World Trade Organization WT/TPR/D/178 3 September 2008 (08-4103) Trade Policy Review Body Original: English TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM BARBADOS Communication from the Discussant In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are the main points to be raised by the discussant, H.E. Mrs. Claudia Hernández Bona (Dominican Republic), at the Trade Policy Review of Barbados on 17 and 19 September 2008. It is recalled that the discussant acts in her personal capacity. She intends to divide her remarks largely along the following lines: - Macroeconomic environment; - Trade policy regime; - Sectoral policies. __________ WT/TPR/D/20 Page 1