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Furthermore, although Antigua and Barbuda enjoys a high standard of living, its economy like many small vulnerable economies, is fragile and vulnerable to social and environmental issues which includes the impacts of natural disasters, in particular hurricanes and more recently in this period of review, the incidence of drought.

(…) China raised market access criteria for certain industries, and strengthened compliance enforcement with regard to industrial standards for admittance into technology, energy consumption, environment protection and safety. (…)

To this effect, a Green Economy Assessment (GEA) will be carried out. The development of the green economy is part of the priority programmes of the MIDPSAP (MID Policy, Strategy and Action Plan). The objectives of the study will be to identify opportunities that a green economy can offer in terms of sustained economic growth, energy and water savings, agricultural productivity and the creation of green jobs. The Green Economy Action Plan, which will also be an outcome of the GEA, will feed into the efforts of Government to achieve a high income and inclusive economy.

Since the last trade policy review, the multilateral trade agenda has expanded beyond the traditional trade issues (e.g. tariffs, trade in services, barriers to trade, etc.) to address issues such as climate change, value-added trade, food security, environmental goods, among others. However, the limited human and technical capacity across these OECS-WTO Member States have hindered their ability to effectively cover these negotiations, develop effective policy formation with cross-cutting sectoral issues, and fulfil all the requisite notifications within each negotiating sphere.

Trade as a means of boosting global growth and sustainable development was the integral part of all these main themes. Thus, in parallel to Turkey’s overall theme under its G-20 Term Presidency, trade agenda has been shaped in full consideration with the current conjuncture in global trade.

The industrial policy of the Republic of Macedonia is focused on a concept for economic development that supports the encouragement of domestic industry towards higher value added products and services based on knowledge, innovation and collaboration. Priority is given on development of capabilities for applied research and industrial production of sustainable, organic and specialized high technological product and services for the needs of the international market, with its own design, highly trained work force, modern managerial approach, and use of research and development.

One cross-cutting objective of particular importance in Switzerland's trade-related cooperation is the sustainability of exports. Switzerland pursues this objective by endeavouring to promote the efficient use of resources in production, to encourage the transfer of environmentally friendly technology, to convince firms to adopt core labour and human rights standards, to give priority to exports manufactured using sustainable methods, and in the agricultural sector, the use of organic certification and good agricultural practices. As far as the protection of biological diversity is concerned, several issues are covered: access to genetic resources and fair sharing of the benefits from exploiting them (access and benefit sharing), traditional knowledge and geographical indications. In the case of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Switzerland supports the promotion of pilot projects in the industrial sector through theclean production programme, the creation of new market mechanisms for trading CO2 emission rights and strengthening of the Kyoto Protocol-related institutions.

In 2012, the Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) published the paper Energy Policy 2013 2027 with a view to achieving sustainable energy development while ensuring social equity and environmental protection.

Australia continues to proactively negotiate plurilateral agreements under the auspices of, and alongside, the WTO. Australia is party to negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), Information Technology Agreement (ITA), and the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA).

To improve India's low ranking on ease of doing business parameters, reforms are being undertaken in areas such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registration of property, power supply, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. The important measures that have been undertaken are:
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• processing of environment and forest clearances online; (...)