Follow-up to outcomes of ministerial conferences The members' commitment to reinvigorate the work of the Services Council is a follow-up to the mandate contained in the Declaration from the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) held in February 2024. In …
Future work of the Goods Council The Chair of the CTG, Ambassador Clare Kelly (New Zealand), reported on her bilateral conversations with more than 20 delegations and group coordinators, where she sought their views on the Council's functioning, the …
Honourable Minister Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen Just two days ago, four countries — Costa Rica, Iceland, New Zealand and Switzerland — completed negotiations on a groundbreaking agreement on climate change, trade and environmental sustainability. I …
“The progress achieved by the Steering Committee in the short period since January is impressive. It is a testament to your dedication to fulfilling the promise of providing concrete support by the time of the Agreement's entry into force to those …
“There is an urgent need to ensure that trade in food and agriculture contributes to ensuring everyone can access sufficient, safe, and nutritious food at all times,” the DG said in her opening remarks to participants. While the Agreement on Agriculture …
The Committee considered the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), services. The Agreement came into force on 1 May 2022. It covers goods, trade in services, movement of natural persons, investment, …
The Coordinator of the Group, Ambassador Matthew Wilson (Barbados), highlighted the results of the Small Business Champions initiative, which were announced during last week's Aid for Trade Global Review. One of the winners is the Latin American and …
Most regions contributed positively to the upturn in trade volume, with Europe remaining a notable exception as its exports and imports continued to decline. These are the first quarterly trade volume statistics released by the WTO since its most recent …
Director-General Okonjo-Iweala said: “I welcome Kazakhstan's Acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. This action demonstrates Kazakhstan's commitment, even as a landlocked nation, to responsible fisheries resource management. It …
Finland's contribution is to the EIF Interim Facility, which was set up to bridge the gap between the end of Phase Two of the EIF and the establishment of a new multilateral support mechanism for LDCs. Discussions on the future mechanism are taking …
Under its three themes of food security, digital connectivity and mainstreaming trade into development agendas, the event examined how international partnerships can be ramped up to help developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) share more …
The MoU was signed by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Afreximbank President Benedict Okey Oramah on the sidelines of the 9th Global Review of Aid for Trade, held from 26-28 June in Geneva. It aims to facilitate close cooperation between the …
Participants received training on various aspects of trade data analysis, learning how to calculate trade flows and trade policy indicators, and conduct trade policy analysis and simulation. Hands-on exercises formed a significant part of the programme, …
Also attending the meeting were Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Tourism, Mohamed Warsama Dirieh, Finland's WTO Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, who also chairs the EIF Steering Committee, Togo's WTO Ambassador and chair of the EIF Board, …
Every four years, WTO members review how they are implementing the SPS Agreement. The proposed process for the Sixth Review was discussed and adopted by members at an SPS Committee meeting in November 2023. Members discussed 21 proposals for the Sixth …
The challenges and opportunities for developing economies, particularly African countries, in exploiting their digital trade potential were also discussed. Speakers underlined the need for improved digital connectivity, a supportive regulatory environment …
The report cites that clean energy adoption is surging, with energy sources such as wind, solar, hydropower, hydrogen and nuclear power now generating nearly 40% of global electricity. This share is expected to rise at an accelerated pace, as the cost of …
The MC12 SPS Declaration instructed the SPS Committee to launch a Work Programme to identify challenges in the implementation of the SPS Agreement, the mechanisms available to address them and the impact of emerging challenges on the application of the SPS …
Warsama Dirieh Mohamed, Minister of Trade and Tourism of Djibouti, said: "It is undeniable that LDCs have significant potential in all fields to cement their development. All the same, despite the natural wealth in LDCs, we can observe a sad reality …
"As you know, the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, once in force, will prohibit certain forms of harmful fisheries subsidies. It will serve as a powerful tool for contributing to the sustainability of these precious resources. It can also …
