Representatives from more than 150 countries participated in a workshop at the WTO on 8 June to share their experiences on setting up and maintaining national trade facilitation committees, a requirement under the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Experts from more than 20 countries and (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo gave the closing address at a ‘Think 20’ conference on ‘Global Trade and Investment Cooperation: Openness, Inclusiveness and Growth’, which was held at the WTO on 8 June. He highlighted a range of suggestions that had been raised during the session, including the (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo gave the keynote address at the World Trade Symposium in London today (7 June), organised by the Financial Times and Misys, on the topic ‘Trade and Globalisation in the 21st Century: the Path to Greater Inclusion’. His full speech is available (...)
The chairman of the WTO’s Council on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) urged members during a 7-8 June meeting to “revitalize” discussions in the Council, including by allowing for more open exchanges through informal (...)
WTO members undertook at the Agriculture Committee meeting on 7 and 8 June their first review of agricultural export policies since the Nairobi ministerial decision to scrap farm export subsidies in all developed countries. Members also exchanged questions and answers about WTO members’ farm (...)
On 7 June 2016, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in the case “Colombia— Measures Relating to the Importation of Textiles, Apparel and Footwear” brought by Panama.
Participants in the 2016 Public Forum have until 15 June to submit a proposal for a session to be held at the Forum, which will take place at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva from 27 to 29 September. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Inclusive (...)
Ministers from around 30 WTO members participating in an informal meeting on 2 June in the margins of the OECD meetings in Paris have supported calls for an intensification of discussions aimed at identifying areas where agreement might be reached in 2017 when the organization holds its 11th (...)
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has pledged EUR 1 million (over CHF 1,100,000) at a ceremony held at the WTO on 1 June 2016 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) participate effectively in global trade negotiations. The ceremony was (...)
The third review of the trade policies and practices of the United Arab Emirates takes place on 1 and 3 June 2016. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the United Arab (...)