At a webinar hosted by Deputy Director-General Johanna Hill on 16 May, experts from the WTO, World Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Inter-American Development Bank discussed ways to help Latin America and the Caribbean take advantage of the opportunities (...)
The Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology discussed on 15 May members’ proposals on future topics for discussion and brainstormed on how to inject new energy into finding ways to increase flows of technology to developing economies. Members elected Ambassador Raimondas Ališauskas of (...)
Following consultations with WTO members, the new facilitator of the dispute settlement reform process, Ambassador Usha Dwarka-Canabady of Mauritius, on 14 May reported to heads of delegations (HoDs) how work will proceed in the coming months to meet the commitment to have a fully and (...)
Electric vehicles (EVs) are radically transforming the transport sector, redefining the automotive market, and reshaping global trade in transport equipment. By the end of 2023, EVs accounted for more than a third of all car imports in value (...)
Mauritius deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 13 May, advancing the tally of formal acceptances to 75. Ambassador Usha Chandnee Dwarka-Canabady presented Mauritius’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi (...)
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 13 May. Ambassador Latsamy Keomany presented Lao PDR’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi (...)
At the WTO’s Cotton Day on 7 May, the Cotton-4+ countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Côte d’Ivoire), and other cotton-producing developing economies reviewed the progress made in implementing the WTO-FIFA Memorandum of Understanding on Cotton, notably the launch of the “Partenariat pour (...)
On 9 June 2024, the WTO will welcome the public to its headquarters in Geneva as part of its activities to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the WTO. The Open Day offers an opportunity for visitors to learn about the work of the WTO, explore its historic building and take part in various (...)
The Committee on Market Access held a thematic session on supply chain resilience on 6 May, building on a session held on this topic in November of last year. The session featured presentations from China, the European Union, India, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Pakistan, (...)
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala concluded on 6 May a high-level visit to Chile, Uruguay and Peru, where she attended the biannual session of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) and met with senior government officials, private sector representatives, (...)