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The 2025 Public Forum – entitled "Enhance, Create and Preserve" – will examine how a modernized, digitalized trading system can improve living standards, create jobs and support sustainable resource management. Participants will explore both the …
Further information is available in document WT/DS641/1 What is a request for consultations? The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations give the parties an opportunity to discuss the matter and to find a …
DG Okonjo-Iweala said: "Only through collective action can we restore the health of our oceans – and curbing harmful fisheries subsidies is an important step to this end. I am deeply grateful to Nepal for its leadership as a landlocked least-developed …
The call for applications in Nigeria generated robust interest, with 146 beneficiaries selected from over 67,000 applications received. Selected beneficiaries in the Dominican Republic and Mongolia will be announced shortly, while Jordan is preparing to …
Brazil claims the measures are inconsistent with the United States' obligations under various provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) by seeking redress through tariff measures …
A surge of imports in the United States in the first quarter ahead of widely anticipated tariff hikes contributed to the upward revision to the forecast for 2025 issued in the April Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report. Increased tariffs—including …
In an opening message, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says: “Thirty years ago, the Uruguay Round agreements transformed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade into the WTO. … Since its creation, open and predictable international markets anchored …
DG Okonjo-Iweala said: "Through the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, WTO members are coming together to invest in a sustainable future for our oceans. I am very grateful to Sri Lanka for its ratification, which paves the way for an imminent entry …
"It was great to engage with the Representatives, to understand better the concerns of their constituents, and to brief them on the challenges and opportunities facing the organization and global trade," DG Okonjo-Iweala said. "The dialogue …
The Forum will have 77 sessions focusing on how digital advancements are redefining the international trading system and enhancing global connectivity, innovation and cooperation. The sessions will be organised by civil society (37 % of the sessions), WTO …
The notification indicated, among other things, as follows: "Interested parties must make themselves known within a period of 20 days after the initiation of the investigation. Any information that the interested parties may wish to submit in writing …
Services exports in Europe and North America increased by only 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, down from 8% and 11% respectively in the first quarter of 2024. In contrast, strong growth was sustained in Asia at 9%. The overall slowdown in …
By Marc Auboin, Eddy Bekkers, Ralph Ossa and Donal Smith Trade imbalances have long been a concern for policymakers, prompting calls for corrective trade measures. Recent tariff actions – framed in part as efforts to reduce bilateral deficits – fit this …
Ms. Nordquist is currently Counselor of the Council of Economic Advisers at the White House. Her previous roles have included Executive Vice President of the Economic Innovation Group; Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; …
Ambassador Ølberg, who was appointed by General Council Chair Ambassador Saqer Abdullah Almoqbel (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in early June to serve as facilitator for the reform discussions, noted that he has conducted two rounds of consultation involving …
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed Canada's donation: "Compliance with international standards enhances food security in both importing and exporting countries by facilitating trade in agricultural products. The long-term impact of …
DG Okonjo-Iweala said: “I warmly welcome Argentina's formal acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. As one of the world's leading fishing nations and exporters, Argentina's commitment underscores this Agreement's importance …
This is the second appeal arbitration conducted under the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) to which both China and the European Union are participants. Summary of key findings Download: In pdf format: What is the MPIA? The MPIA …
Ambassador Nadia Theodore of Canada, a co-convener of TESSD, welcomed the “important strides” made by the four working groups — each focused on a different key theme outlined above . As work intensifies in the lead-up to MC14, she noted: “It is useful to …
