On 8 October 2018, Madagascar notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 20 September 2018 two safeguard investigations: one on pasta and another on blankets.
At a speech delivered to the University of Western Cape in South Africa on 8 October, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff highlighted the importance of trade as an engine of economic growth and the benefits of WTO membership to the African continent. He also underlined the need for governments (...)
The government of Liechtenstein is contributing CHF 40,000 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) participate more fully in multilateral trade negotiations.
A high-level panel at this year’s Public Forum examined the link between peace and trade, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that conflict-affected states face in developing their capacities to trade. These countries need to be integrated into the global economy, the panellists (...)
In a speech to the Graduate Institute in Geneva on 5 October, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said that while the multilateral trading system is more likely to be subject to greater stress, conflicts can give rise to improvements in the system. “It is my belief that the system will continue (...)
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed the support of the business community to strengthen the multilateral trading system during his visit to Buenos Aires on 4 October 2018, where he attended the B20 Summit.
On 5 October the WTO circulated compliance reports in the dispute “Colombia — Measures Relating to the Importation of Textiles, Apparel and Footwear — Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Panama and Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Colombia” (...)
The 19th American Regional Meeting took place in Panama from 2-5 October 2018. Throughout the century, the ILO has always been present in the Americas, which pioneered ILO regional meetings worldwide.
E-commerce is an increasingly growing force in global trade, with the potential to make the world economy more inclusive and provide opportunities for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), women and young people. However, many challenges must be addressed in a collective manner in (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo underlined at this year’s Public Forum the need for all sectors of society to benefit from the new technologies that are increasingly shaping everyone’s lives. “We can’t simply leave our future to chance, or trust it only to market forces. We have a duty to make this (...)