Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, at the informal meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee on 14 October 2013, said: “Today marks the beginning of our countdown to identify all landing zones in our three Bali deliverables. In just a few weeks’ time, we will have a clear idea of whether or not (...)
WTO talks on streamlining trade have been given a strong boost by pledges of support for a “trade facilitation” agreement from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and four regional development banks, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said on 13 October (...)
سومين بخش از گزارش هيأت مديره كانون عالي انجمنهاي صنفي كارفرمايي ايران (كعاصكا) به مجامع عمومي عادي و فوقالعاده كعاصكا، كه روز دوشنبه 25 شهريور ماه 1392 در تهران برگزار شد، يكي ديگر از ابتكارات مديره را در فاصله برگزاري دو مجمع معرفي ميكرد. بر اساس اين گزارش، كه در ادامه ارايه شده است، هيأت مديره كعاصكا مجموعهي نظرات اصلاحي مورد (...)
Since 2002, Japans total contributions to the various WTO Trust Funds have reached CHF 9.2 million. This new donation of USD 91,938 (CHF 85,000) to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF[1]) will be allocated to assist developing and least-developed countries in analysing and (...)
Some pieces of a deal in selected agricultural issues are clearer to see, although tough work remains on a number of issues before the December Bali Ministerial Conference, chairperson John Adank told agriculture negotiators on 11 October (...)
WTO members discussed on 10-11 October 2013 the latest proposal for plain packaging for tobacco products, whether high import duties make medicines more difficult to obtain, and how intellectual property in sport contributes to innovation and economic growth. They agreed to continue to shield (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo reported to the General Council on 9 October that from his recent meetings with APEC ministers in Bali and with India’s Minister of Commerce Anand Sharma in New Delhi, he was “deeply encouraged by the strong commitment from these ministers to a successful Bali (...)
On 9 October, the Philippines notified the WTOs Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 27 September 2013 a safeguard investigation on “galvanized iron and pre-painted sheets and coils”.
The Committee on Government procurement, in informal sessions on 9 October, discussed the possible coming into force of the revised Agreement by the Ninth Ministerial Conference provided that sufficient members would have ratified their (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in his address to the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi on 7 October 2013, said that his main reason in visiting India from the APEC meeting in Bali was to meet with Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma “given India’s leadership role in putting (...)