The twelfth review of the trade policies and practices of the European Union (formerly EC) takes place on 6 and 8 July 2015. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the European (...)
The Appellate Body issued on 3 July 2015 its Annual Report for 2014 (WT/AB/24). The Report includes information about appeals filed by WTO members, the key findings of reports circulated in 2014, the composition of the Appellate Body, the participation of WTO members in appeals, dispute (...)
The increasing complexity of global trade, manifest in the rise of global value chains, is driving demand for better trade data. At the “Trade Data Day” on 3 July, WTO Deputy Director-General Xiaozhun Yi underlined the importance of good data for good (...)
WTO members must do more to bring down excessively high trade costs, and there are some “clear and immediate actions within reach” which can contribute to achieving this, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said on 2 July at the close of the WTO’s Fifth Global Review of Aid for (...)
The government of Australia has contributed AUD 1 million (CHF 715,843) to the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility to help developing countries and least-developed countries implement the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Japan notified the WTO Secretariat on 2 July 2015 of a request for consultations with Brazil regarding Brazil’s measures concerning taxation and charges that affect the automotive and information technology sectors.
The new phase of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), the trade programme for poorest countries, was launched today (1 July) at an event at the WTO – with the new tagline “Trade for LDC Development”. Phase Two, which will run from 2016 to 2022, received an immediate boost as Norway pledged to (...)