Director-General Roberto Azevêdo discussed how trade and the WTO could help boost Brazil’s competitiveness during his visit to the country beginning on 23 August for a series of meetings with high-level government officials and private sector (...)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya, the University of Nairobi and the WTO opened the first Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa on 28 August in Nairobi, with the focus on regional integration and strengthening the multilateral trading system. The Regional (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 31 August 2017, 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 (...)
On 18 August 2017, Ukraine notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 10 August 2017 a safeguard investigation on sulfuric acid and oleum.
On 18 August a WTO dispute panel issued a report in the cases brought by Viet Nam and Chinese Taipei in “Indonesia — Safeguard on Certain Iron or Steel Products” (DS490 and 496).
A joint effort to facilitate participation by smaller companies in international trade was launched today by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo, and the Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), John Danilovich. The initiative, (...)
Members of the media wishing to attend the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 10 to 13 December 2017, can now apply for accreditation. The deadline for receiving applications is 9 November (...)
The WTO’s latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global merchandise trade growth will continue to strengthen in the third quarter of 2017. The latest reading of 102.6 is higher than the previous reading of 102.2 issued in May this year, suggesting sustained momentum for trade (...)
Qatar has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia concerning measures adopted by the three countries which allegedly restrict trade in goods and services from Qatar, and trade-related intellectual property (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo met today, 3 August, with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Trade Minister Orlando Solórzano, and discussed the need for a solid outcome at the WTO’s forthcoming 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires, as well as the importance of agriculture and (...)