The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Nigeria takes place on 13 and 15 June 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Nigeria.
On 10 June 2017, the United States notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 5 June 2017 a safeguard investigation on large residential washers and certain parts thereof.
India has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States to address US compliance with an earlier WTO ruling concerning US countervailing duties on imports of carbon steel products from India.
Speaking at an informal ministerial meeting on 8 June in the margins of the OECD meetings in Paris, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo urged WTO members to show flexibility in striving for a successful 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires this December – learning the lessons of the (...)
After the recent entry into force of the landmark Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), a new publication reports that many WTO members have set up national bodies for coordinating the implementation of the Agreement and would like assistance to ensure their effective functioning. The publication (...)
On 9 June a WTO panel issued its report on US compliance in the dispute “United States – measures affecting trade in large civil aircraft (second complaint)” (DS353).
Speaking at the OECD Ministerial Council meeting on 8 June, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said that the WTO’s success over the past few years in delivering agreements needs to be maintained so that trade can do even more to create jobs and support growth and development. He expressed the hope (...)
The WTO’s Appellate Body has become a well-respected international tribunal but faces challenges as it deals with increasing demand for its services and increasingly complex disputes, the chairman of the Appellate Body said on 8 (...)
WTO members held their annual review of export subsidies and other export support policies at the Committee on Agriculture meeting on 7 June. They also exchanged information on each other’s farm policies. Canada’s dairy policies and India’s wheat stocks attracted much attention from (...)
To mark World Environment Day, a number of public and private sector experts gathered at the WTO on 7 June to discuss how trade could support business opportunities regarding the reduction and management of waste. Participants in the informal talk organized by the WTO’s Trade and Environment (...)