The 129 WTO members participating in the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFDA) issued a joint ministerial declaration on 29 March at the end of the 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. A joint press release by the IFDA co-Coordinators — the Republic of Korea and (...)
The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) concluded early 30 March with ministers adopting a number of decisions as well as making a commitment to continue work in Geneva on key outstanding issues.
The Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) is serving as a practical, confidence building bridge for WTO members committed to a fully functioning dispute settlement system pending an agreement on dispute settlement reform, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on 28 (...)
Ministers and senior officials attending the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) participated in a series of meetings on 28 March to address key issues on the WTO agenda and to provide political direction for the post-MC14 work (...)
Sixty-six members, covering approximately 70% of global trade, have adopted a pathway to bring into force the WTO Agreement on Electronic Commerce through interim arrangements while continuing to work towards its incorporation into the WTO legal framework of rules, co-convenors announced on 28 (...)
Investment in the cotton, textiles and garments sector can help transform economic development in Central and West Africa, said speakers at a high-level event on the eve of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 25 March and at the opening ceremony on 26 March. Ministers, (...)
The government of Australia has committed an additional AUD 2 million (approximately CHF 1.2 million) to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism, known as the Fish Fund, to assist developing and least-developed members in implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. This contribution builds (...)
On 27 March 2026, the European Union notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated, on the same day (27 March 2026), a safeguard investigation on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel.
A high-level meeting dedicated to reinforcing cooperation and trade relations between Africa and Latin America was held on the margins of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) on 27 March. In a keynote address, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlighted the importance of this (...)
The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, opened on 26 March with concerns about geopolitical strife and the future of the organization weighing on WTO members. Nevertheless, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she was hopeful the gathering of trade ministers would (...)