On 30 January, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by China in United States — Certain Tax Credits Under the Inflation Reduction Act (DS623).
The WTO has published updated government procurement thresholds for individual parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement 2012 (GPA 2012) covering the period 2026–2027. Under the GPA 2012, companies from GPA parties may bid for certain public contracts in other GPA parties if the (...)
The WTO has revamped the WTO Data Portal, the principal gateway to all trade data published by the organization. A key feature of the portal is a new catalogue of WTO datasets allowing WTO members and other users to explore WTO data in one self-contained area instead of navigating various (...)
WTO members participating in the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD) advanced work at a 28 January meeting on finalizing an environmental sustainability package for the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) scheduled to take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, at the (...)
At a meeting on the Work Programme on E-Commerce on 28 January, WTO members shared perspectives on achieving an e-commerce outcome at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), which will take place on 26 to 29 March in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Members continued discussions on the moratorium on the (...)
The volume of world merchandise trade plateaued at a high level in the third quarter of 2025 following a strong first-half expansion driven by import frontloading, favourable macroeconomic conditions and rising demand for AI-related products. At the same time, the US dollar value of merchandise (...)
At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 27 January, WTO members considered a request from China for the establishment of a dispute panel to review certain Indian measures in the automotive and renewable energy sectors, which include incentives for the production of advanced (...)
At a meeting on 27 January, WTO members participating in the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) focused their discussions on a revised draft ministerial statement for the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), scheduled to take place next March in (...)
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the latest cohort in the WTO Young Professionals Programme at a ceremony on 26 January at the WTO that also marked the 10th anniversary of the Programme. The 10 young professionals are working in divisions across the WTO Secretariat, where they (...)
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed constructive engagement on trade during her participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from 19 to 23 January. In her public engagements and her meetings with leaders, high-level officials and business (...)