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 (...)
A WTO Secretariat team, led by Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiangchen, visited Tashkent from 26 to 30 October for a series of meetings concerning Uzbekistan’s bid for WTO membership. High-level discussions were held with Sardor Umurzakov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investment and (...)
Heads of delegations on 29 October reported progress in their bilateral and small group discussions on fisheries subsidies ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), with many noting a broad willingness across the membership to explore solutions to bridge differing (...)
Speaking at an event on 29 October hosted by the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), Deputy Director-General Anabel González highlighted the importance of trade as a source of resilience, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The WTO has played a (...)
Urgent measures to address climate change should prioritize decent work and a just transition to greener economies, says the International Labour Organization, ahead of COP26 climate change conference.