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Published on November 8, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Committee celebrates 30 years of TBT Agreement, adopts future work programme

30th anniversary of TBT Agreement DG Okonjo-Iweala underlined the importance of the TBT Agreement. “For thirty years, the TBT Agreement has provided a multilateral framework for cooperation on standards and regulations — something members recognized at …

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Published on November 8, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Workshop looks at Southeast Asia’s use of trade, IP, health policies for technology access

The intensive three-day programme focused on sharing experiences and offered an opportunity for an exchange with international experts to design policies that support innovation and access to health technologies, including through health, trade and IP …

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Published on November 6, 2024 - 18:45 GMT

China initiates dispute complaint regarding EU definitive duties on electric vehicles

China claims the EU's determination that alleged Chinese programmes cited by the EU constitute countervailable subsidies appears to be inconsistent with various provisions of the WTO's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) and …

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Published on November 5, 2024 - 18:11 GMT

Intellectual property teachers, researchers: WIPO-WTO Colloquium is open for applications

What is the WIPO-WTO Colloquium? The colloquium offers IP teachers and researchers the opportunity to learn more about emerging IP issues under debate at the international level, share experiences and challenges, and learn more about the latest trends and …

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Published on November 5, 2024 - 18:11 GMT

DDG Hill calls for strengthened efforts to tackle emerging challenges at Import Expo

The Forum is the flagship event of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), held from 5 to 10 November. DDG Hill emphasized that trade has consistently served as a foundation for economic, cultural and social connections between nations. She noted: …

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Published on November 5, 2024 - 18:11 GMT

Hongqiao International Economic Forum

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon. We often think of globalization as a recent phenomenon, tied to the past few decades of economic integration. Yet, centuries ago, caravans travelled well-worn routes between East and West, carrying goods …

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Published on November 4, 2024 - 18:05 GMT

The Philippines launches safeguard investigation on cement

In a document submitted together with the notification (see footnote of the notification) the Philippines indicated, among other things, as follows: "[I]nterested parties are invited to submit their comments and position on the matter including their …

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Published on November 4, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Transparency focus of exchanges at Working Party on State Trading Enterprises

The Working Party reviewed 32 new notifications on state trading enterprises from 26 WTO members (Argentina; Kingdom of Bahrain; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Eswatini; European Union; Georgia; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Israel; Japan; …

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Published on November 1, 2024 - 17:40 GMT

European Council President: For multilateralism to work we need trust, trade and to transform

WTO ambassadors, Swiss authorities, heads of intergovernmental organizations, representatives of non-governmental organizations, business and academia participated in the event, which was opened by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. In his introduction …

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Published on November 1, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

WTO Regional Trade Policy Course closes in Togo

Ce cours, qui comprenait 20 modules variés et des exercices pratiques, a permis aux participants d'acquérir des outils pour mieux comprendre et appliquer les règles du commerce multilatéral dans leurs fonctions. Dans un message vidéo diffusé lors de la …

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Published on November 1, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Workshop on the WTO Information Technology Agreement concludes in Geneva

Speaking at the opening session of the workshop, the Chair of the WTO ITA Committee, Peter Ta-Lin Shih of Chinese Taipei, highlighted the Agreement's transformative impact on global IT trade. “The Information Technology Agreement and the 2015 ITA …

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Published on October 31, 2024 - 17:08 GMT

DG Okonjo-Iweala encourages members to continue advancing trade and development work

DG Okonjo-Iweala acknowledged the progress made in supporting greater integration of LDCs into global trade, but emphasized that much more remains to be done, and that today's dynamics around trade offer new opportunities to do so. "Challenges are …

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Published on October 31, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Plastics Pollution Dialogue advances discussion on key focus areas towards MC14 outcome

The three issues discussed at the meeting are critical in tackling the challenges of plastics pollution while ensuring trade remains a solution to this global issue. Two other key areas - capacity building for developing members and the potential creation …

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Published on October 30, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

WTO members review latest notifications of anti-dumping actions

The Committee reviewed new notifications of legislation submitted by Brazil, Cabo Verde, Solomon Islands and the United States. It continued its review of the legislative notifications of the European Union, Ghana, Liberia, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In …

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Published on October 30, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Members spotlight development issues in trade and environmental sustainability discussions

"Here we are at the end of 2024 and MC14 isn't that far away. We're committed to having concrete outcomes and so as part of achieving that, this session will be important," said Richard Tarasofsky of Canada, which co-convenes TESSD …

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Published on October 30, 2024 - 16:40 GMT

WTO members review safeguard actions during latest committee meeting

Japan and Australia took the floor to stress that safeguards are emergency measures, and members taking safeguard actions must ensure that they comply with the relevant rules. Review of legislative notifications The legislative notifications from Cabo …

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Published on October 30, 2024 - 11:39 GMT

Thirty years of WTO technical assistance enhancing participation in world trade

Since its establishment in 1995, the WTO has supported the participation of developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) in the multilateral trading system through the provision of technical assistance, helping beneficiaries develop their …

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Published on October 29, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Transparency and subsidy notification compliance spotlighted at committee meeting

The Chair noted that despite calls for members to notify their subsidies, compliance with the subsidy notification obligation under the WTO's SCM Agreement remains concerningly low, affecting the Agreement's proper functioning. He highlighted that …

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Published on October 28, 2024 - 16:21 GMT

United States gives USD 180,000 to support food, animal and plant health standards

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said: "I thank the United States for its generous support of developing countries and LDCs in tackling sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) related challenges keeping agricultural producers out of global …

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Published on October 26, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

The 2024 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund — Uzbekistan’s path to WTO accession: ...

Your Excellencies, Deputy Prime Minister Khodjaev, Vice-President Bassani, Ambassador Tai, (TBC) Distinguished participants, Let me start by first thanking you for organizing this meeting and for inviting the WTO to address the status of Uzbekistan's …

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