Director-General Roberto Azevêdo has welcomed a call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of international agencies to maintain a “common approach of international economic policy cooperation” to address a decline in global economic growth . A joint press release outlining a united (...)
On 4 April, Brazil requested consultations with Indonesia and with Thailand under the WTO’s dispute settlement system. One case concerns Indonesia’s measures applied to bovine meat imported from Brazil; the other case concerns subsidies allegedly provided by Thailand to its sugar (...)
On 4 April 2016, South Africa notified the WTO’s Committee on safeguards that it initiated on 24 March 2016 a safeguard investigation on certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel (not including stainless (...)
The second review of the trade policies and practices of Saudi Arabia takes place on 4 and 6 April 2016. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Saudi Arabia.
Canada notified the WTO Secretariat on 30 March that it has initiated WTO dispute proceedings against the United States regarding a countervailing duty imposed on imports of supercalendered paper (i.e. glossy printing paper).
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo is visiting Brazil this week to discuss the implementation of recent WTO agreements and the future work of the organization. During his visit to the Brazilian capital, President Dilma Rousseff presented DG Azevêdo with Brazil’s formal instrument of acceptance of (...)
On 29 March 2016, the WTO issued the panel report in the case brought by Argentina regarding “European Union – Anti-dumping Measures on Biodiesel from Argentina” (WT/DS/473).
In Kesra, Tunisia, an ILO programme to support the development of disadvantaged areas is stimulating local economic activity. Thanks to a new irrigation system built using a labour-intensive approach, water resources are better managed, the production of figs and other crops has increased, and (...)