Prospects for a quick recovery in world trade have improved as merchandise trade expanded more rapidly than expected in the second half of last year. According to new estimates from the WTO, the volume of world merchandise trade is expected to increase by 8.0% in 2021 after having fallen 5.3% (...)
Celebrity advocates voice the harrowing stories of people trapped in forced labour, to raise awareness of the issue and support the campaign to eliminate modern slavery in all its forms.
WTO members discussed the trade-related aspects of the European Green Deal and heard presentations from several developing countries on their national environmental initiatives at the 30 March meeting of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE). The Committee also heard updates on the (...)
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members to deliver concrete results that promote the WTO’s founding objectives: using trade to improve the living standards of ordinary people, creating better jobs, and contributing to sustainable development. She was speaking at an informal (...)
The 2021 Global Trade and Blockchain Forum held on 30 March brought together policy-makers, trade officials and business representatives to discuss how to leverage blockchain technology to enhance the transparency and efficiency of supply chains and trade processes. It also looked into the role (...)
Concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on farm trade and farm policies continued to overshadow the work of the WTO’s Committee on Agriculture at its meeting on 29-30 March. Questions were raised regarding 30 new agriculture support and trade-related policies adopted by members and (...)
Special and differential treatment for developing countries, and particularly for least-developed countries (LDCs), featured in WTO members’ discussions at a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development on 29 March. The United Kingdom’s preferential scheme for imports from developing (...)
The Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade took place on 29 March 2021 and focused on enhancing transparency and international cooperation. The aim was to establish a solid factual basis to support WTO members’ efforts to reduce plastics pollution (...)