Negotiations to create a multilateral register of geographical indications for wines and spirits are deadlocked over what the talks should cover, the chairperson, Ambassador Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria, reported to the Trade Negotiations Committee on 7 December (...)
Recent consultations on new proposals have been constructive and pragmatic although some members fear that isolating some subjects could upset the balance that has been struck so far, the chairperson of the agriculture negotiations reported to the Trade Negotiations Committee on 7 December (...)
On 7 December 2012, WTO members reviewed the state of play in the market access negotiations, foreign trade regime and legislative reforms to advance Azerbaijan’s accession to the WTO.
At the third meeting of the Afghanistan accession working party, held on 7 December 2012, WTO members expressed their willingness to make this accession a priority in 2013.
Director-General Pascal Lamy, during a briefing by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on its World Trade Agenda initiative at the WTO on 6 December 2012, said “with the Doha Round as a package at an impasse and political energy for international initiatives at a low ebb, a strong push (...)
Development assistance for mainly African cotton producers since 2005 continues to head towards $400m as donors and recipients seek to increase the flow and find better ways of assessing how well it is working, WTO members heard on 6 December (...)
شنبه30 نوامبر 2012 (11 آذر 1391) پيشنويس جزوهي راهنماي اجراي حقوق بشر در بخش نفت و گاز در 45 صفحه و به زبان انگليسي منتشر شد و دست در كاران صنعت نفت و گاز تا اول فوريه 2013 (جمعه 13 بهمن 1391) فرصت دارند تا نظرات خود را در مورد مفاد اين جزوه در اختيار تدوين كنندگان آن قرار دهند. آن گروه از فعالان حقوق بشر كه فرايند شتابان رعايت (...)
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the FERDI, ITC and World Bank Workshop on Aid for Trade at the WTO headquarters on 6 December 2012, expressed the hope that the Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade next year will “highlight the main constraints which firms in developing countries face (...)
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his annual report to members on developments in the international trading environment, said: “The world needs a renewed and stronger commitment from all Governments to revitalize the multilateral trading system that can restore economic certainty at a time when (...)
The Committee on Government Procurement, on 5 December 2012, approved a request by Viet Nam for observer status. The decision brings to 26 governments the total number of observers to the plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement (...)