At a meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 29 August, Türkiye stated its intention to implement the recommendations and rulings of the arbitrators and the panel in its dispute with the European Union regarding certain Turkish measures concerning the production, importation and (...)
There is “enormous scope” for Africans to benefit from regional and global trade, but this requires investment and support from international partners as well as domestic reforms within African countries to improve the business climate and trading conditions, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 29 August 2022, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially (...)
Twenty-four participants representing 14 governments completed on 25 August the WTO’s first online Regional Trade Policy Course (eRTPC) for Asia and the Pacific. The 14 week-long course covered the WTO Agreements and other trade-related matters, including regional trade policy (...)
The latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer issued on 23 August was steady but below the recent trend line for merchandise trade, suggesting that global goods trade continued to grow in the second quarter of 2022 but that the pace of growth was slower than in Q1 and is likely to remain weak in the (...)
Ireland is donating EUR 400,000 (close to CHF 395,000) to help developing countries and least— developed countries (LDCs) increase their trade know-how and play a bigger part in global trade.
The WTO will hold its annual Trade and Public Health Workshop in Geneva from 28 November to 2 December 2022, with a special focus on pandemic preparedness and response. The deadline to submit applications to participate is 30 September (...)
South Africa has requested WTO dispute consultations with the European Union concerning certain measures imposed by the European Union on the importation of South African citrus fruit. The request was circulated to WTO members on 29 (...)
The WTO issued today (29 July) the 2022 edition of “World Tariff Profiles”, which provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over 170 countries and customs territories. The report was jointly prepared with the International Trade Centre and the United (...)
A total of 26 government officials from developing and least-developed countries completed on 29 July an eight-week Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC), the first in-person training course at WTO headquarters since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The course represents the highest level of (...)