Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in a speech to the International Trade Centre (ITC) Advisory Group on 11 June, commended ITC’s achievements in helping developing-country exporters since its founding 50 years ago. “Since its creation the ITC has worked with the private sector and governments in (...)
The WTO is launching a worldwide survey to gather your thoughts about international trade and whether you think it affects the day-to-day lives of citizens worldwide and how.
WTO members meeting as the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council on 11 June 2014 exchanged views on the transfer of technology for dealing with climate change, described their experiences in setting up “incubation” services for smaller companies with new (...)
The Workshop on Agriculture Notifications is being held in Geneva from 10 to 13 June 2014. It is being attended by 23 participants from around the world.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo told the WTO Trade Facilitation Workshop on 10 June that the WTO will be working to ensure “timely, effective and specific support” for developing countries in implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement. He said: “We’ve done all the hard work of building the (...)
روز 5 ژوئن - (15 خرداد) روز جهانی محیط زیست است. به همین مناسبت آقای گای رایدر مدیرکل سازمان بین المللی کار (س.ب.ک) در بیانیه ای که به همین مناسبت منتشر کرده است، ضمن بر شمردن خطرات ناشی از تغییر آب و هوا، چشم انداز آینده ای متفاوت را نیز نشان میدهد که ساختن آن در گرو مشارکت فعال دنیای کار است. برای متن انگلیسی این بیانیه، در وب سایت (...)
WTO members meeting as the Agriculture Committee began monitoring export subsidies in greater depth on 5 June 2014 as a follow-up to their promise — an outcome of the Bali Ministerial Conference — to keep the subsidies low and to work for complete (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, on 4-5 June 2014 during the first visit of the head of the WTO to Nepal since the country’s accession to the organization ten years ago, discussed with authorities and businesspeople trade issues affecting least-developed countries (LDCs). In his meeting with (...)
The WTO’s Annual Report 2014, published on 28 May, provides a comprehensive overview of the WTO’s activities over the past year. The Report is available as an app — for downloading to your tablet — as a PDF and in printed format.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in a speech to Bangladesh textile manufacturers and exporters in Dhaka on 3 June, said that “Bangladesh’s substantive input and continued active engagement can help the LDC Group realize the full potential from the Bali package and the Doha Development Agenda”. He (...)