From 16 to 27 April 2012, participants from 26 developing countries will consolidate their knowledge of trade and environment and strengthen their ability to engage more actively in the work of the WTO Committee on Trade and (...)
Deputy Director-General Alejandro Jara, in a speech at the opening of the World Input-Output Database (WIOD) Seminar in Brussels on 16 April 2012, urged participants to come up with “a vision on how to develop further trade statistics on global value (...)
On 16 April 2012, the European Commission held a high-level conference, in which the WTO participated, to mark the launch of the World Input-Output Database (WIOD). This new database allows trade analysts to have a better view of the global value chains created by world trade. These added-value (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 24 April 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially (...)
From 15 to 20 April 2012, 72 students from 27 countries across the world will participate in a simulation of a WTO negotiation. This five day programme will enable participants to develop a deeper understanding of global trade, decision making and negotiation (...)
خوان سوماويا مديركل سازمان بينالمللي كار روز دوشنبه 30 ژانويهي سال 2012 (10 بهمن ماه 1390) در نامهاي خطاب به كشورهاي عضو اين سازمان، زمان و مكان برگزاري كنوانسيون يكصد و يكمين اجلاس كنفرانس بينالمللي كار را اعلام كرد. طبق اين نامه، كه برگردان آن در ادامه تقديم شده است، اين كنوانسيون روز چهارشنبه 10 خرداد 1391 در كاخ ملل و در ستاد (...)
Director-General Pascal Lamy today (13 April 2012) announced the composition of a panel of WTO stakeholders he has charged with examining and analysing challenges to global trade opening in the 21st century.
At its meeting on 13 April 2012, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to the United States’ request for a panel under Article 21.5 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding to examine the European Union’s compliance in the Airbus case (...)
Deputy Director-General Valentine Rugwabiza, in a speech at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa on 12 April 2012, said that “with the right regulatory frameworks and political will, the potential for trade among African countries could be unlocked and contribute (...)
On 12 April 2012, India requested consultations with the US under the dispute settlement system concerning the latter’s countervailing duties on certain steel products from India.