The WTO will host Trade and Environment Week on 16-20 November, a series of virtual events and workshops that will explore issues at the forefront of the trade and environment agenda and showcase how to make global trade more sustainable, resilient and (...)
Speaking at a 12 November virtual World Economic Forum meeting looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said the WTO has provided members with information that has helped them make informed decisions and pull back from (...)
Core work-related rights and principles can play a vital role in recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and help build a better, more equitable, world of work, says a new ILO report.
Serious progress on WTO reform is long overdue and should be made during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said on 10 November. Speaking at a Graduate Institute event on revitalizing multilateralism, DDG Wolff set out what he described as a “sensible path forward” (...)
Deputy Director-General Yonov Frederick Agah underlined on 11 November the importance of open and predictable markets to foster strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In remarks delivered to the Amadeus Institute in Morocco at a session focusing on Africa and COVID-19, DDG Agah (...)
Least developed countries (LDCs) have been hit hard by the downturn in global trade triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with LDC merchandise exports declining by 16 per cent during the first half of 2020, WTO members were told at a meeting of the WTO’s Sub-Committee on LDCs held on 11 (...)
WTO members participating in the negotiations on services domestic regulation welcomed Thailand as the 63rd participant at a meeting on 11 November at the WTO. Consisting of both developing and developed countries, the participants account for more than 73 per cent of world services (...)
On 10 November the WTO circulated the compliance panel report in the case brought by Brazil in “Indonesia — Measures Concerning the Importation of Chicken Meat and Chicken Products” (DS484).
The pandemic has led to the biggest contraction in the region in the last 100 years, with 47 million jobs lost across the region in the second quarter of 2020.
Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff marked the 20th anniversary of Oman’s accession to the WTO on 9 November, citing the country as a “supportive and reliable partner of the WTO community.” DDG Wolff spoke at an online event to commemorate the 20th anniversary. His remarks are (...)