Director-General Roberto Azevêdo has used the opportunity of the OECD annual Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris on 4 June to talk with a range of Ministers on the ongoing work in Geneva to conclude, by July this year, a work programme on the remaining issues of the Doha Development Agenda. The (...)
WTO members carried out their second annual review on export competition at the 4 June meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Agriculture, based on reports submitted by the WTO Secretariat and the Cairns Group of farm exporting nations.
On 4 June 2015, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in the case “India – Measures Concerning the Importation of Certain Agricultural Products” (DS430), in a case brought by the United States.
Peter Poschen, Director of the ILO Enterprises Department, argues that the world of work has a central role to play in tackling climate change and ensuring a just transition to a green economy.
Australia has formally launched its bid to join the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), underlining its commitment to work towards timely accession to the pact. The announcement was made at a 3 June meeting of the Committee on Government Procurement where progress was also reported on (...)
At the WTO Services Council meeting on 3 June 2015, members welcomed a notification by Australia on how it intends to support the growth of services trade in least-developed countries (LDCs) by providing their services exports with preferential (...)
ILO-led Green Jobs Programme in Zambia is expected to create 5,000 new green jobs by 2017 thanks to a partnership between the government and the construction sector.
Deputy Director-General David Shark, in opening the Third China Round Table on WTO Accessions in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 2 June, told participants that “with your support, the WTO is on the threshold of concluding three more accessions this year – Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and (...)
Twenty-six participants from around the world are attending a two-month Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC) from 1 June until 23 July 2015 at the WTO headquarters in Geneva.
The sixth review of the trade policies and practices of India takes place on 2 and 4 June 2015. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of India.