Electronic commerce has great potential to boost the economic empowerment of women but only if the right conditions are in place to unlock these benefits, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said at a workshop on Women in Digital Trade held at the WTO on 1 July. Recent commitments relating to the (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo strongly welcomed the communiqué agreed by G20 leaders at the summit in Osaka, Japan on 29 June recommitting the G20 to the need for WTO reform. The Director-General participated in the summit, where he also underlined the urgency of addressing the blockage in the (...)
G20 leaders, meeting in Osaka, have issued a communiqué stressing the importance of an active ageing society that enables older workers to participate in the labour market.
Online registration for the WTO launch of World Cotton Day on 7 October 2019 is now open. The WTO will host the celebrations with the participation of senior government officials, international organisations, national cotton producers and textile industry professionals as well as private sector (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo joined Prime Minister Abe and other G20 leaders at a side event during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, to discuss the importance of the digital economy and the ongoing negotiations at the WTO, under the Joint Initiative on (...)
Seventeen journalists from major Latin American media outlets attended a seminar organized by the WTO from 24 to 28 June in Geneva. The seminar covered the WTO’s main areas of work and the main challenges faced by the multilateral trading system during this time of uncertainty and trade (...)
Speaking at the WTO’s Agriculture Symposium on 27 June, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff highlighted the importance of WTO rules in enhancing connections within the agri-food system. He encouraged WTO members to use the symposium to discuss the way forward, with a view to achieving a more (...)
On 27 June the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by India in “United States — Certain Measures Relating to the Renewable Energy Sector” (DS510).
Parties to the WTO’s Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) welcomed Ecuador and the Philippines as new observers to the GPA committee at its meeting on 26 June. In addition, the parties approved the United Kingdom’s request for a six-month extension to submit its instrument of accession to the (...)
WTO members discussed the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the meeting of the Committee on Trade Facilitation on 25 June. Members analysed the progress made and highlighted remaining work to be done, with some drawing attention to upcoming notification deadlines, (...)