The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on performing artists, who feel that they haven’t received adequate support. Antonio Perujo, a flamenco dancer from Geneva, Switzerland tells how he’s coped over the past year while unable to (...)
WTO members had a first exchange on 11 June on how to monitor Aid for Trade ahead of next year’s Global Review. The discussions at the Committee on Trade and Development were informed by a 10 June workshop on the circular economy. The committee also received updates from donors, international (...)
The government of Finland is contributing EUR 1,025,000 (over CHF 1,100,000) in 2021 and 2022 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) advance their expertise across various trade-related areas and ramp up their participation in multilateral trade negotiations. (...)
Brazil, China, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom presented how they are implementing services domestic regulation disciplines at the national level at a virtual meeting of the negotiations on services domestic regulation on 10 June. Participants also welcomed the UK’s draft schedule of (...)