WTO COMMENDS EL SALVADOR'S TRADE REGIME

 
WTO members, at the conclusion of their review of El Salvador's trade policies and practices on 5 February 2003, praised the country for its generally open trade regime and its stated conviction that trade liberalization is central to its development strategy. They encouraged El Salvador to diversify its export base and expressed their hope that the country's growing engagement in preferential trade agreements would complement multilateral liberalization efforts.

Press release <http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp210_e.htm>