WTO members taking part in the negotiations for an agreement on investment facilitation for development (IFD) have discussed their plans and expectations for the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) to be held in Geneva on 30 November — 3 December. At a meeting on 2-3 November, participating (...)
The WTO Secretariat has published five information briefs on trade, climate and related issues in support of efforts to harness trade policy as part of the solution for effective and just climate action.
World exports of intermediate goods (IG), such as parts and components, rose by 47 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, according to a new WTO quarterly report released to help track the health of global supply chains. The increase sustains the upward trend in IG exports (...)
Trade can and must make a contribution to a comprehensive climate action agenda, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala declared in her engagements with world leaders and stakeholders at the United Nations COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, highlighting the need for ambitious yet fair (...)
Speaking at a meeting of the Joint Advisory Group of the International Trade Centre (ITC) on 2 November, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang praised ITC for helping micro, small and medium-sized and women-owned enterprises expand their trading opportunities through a variety of projects, (...)
Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard spoke on 2 November at the 35th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) on the need to adapt the WTO to modern economic realities. DDG Ellard stressed that the best way to repair the WTO is to achieve results in key areas (...)
WTO members reviewed European Union-Viet Nam, United States-Canada-Mexico, and Australia-Indonesia trade agreements at a meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA) on 1 November 2021. The Chair of the Committee, Dr. Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu (Kenya), updated members on the (...)
Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard participated on 31 October in the Preparatory Meeting of the Arab Trade Ministers for MC12. Speaking on behalf of Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, she called on ministers to fully and proactively engage in the process to ensure a successful 12th (...)