The current growth in agricultural production, especially in Africa, could mean that in the next ten years world prices for food will remain flat or even decline, according to a session devoted to agriculture at the Public Forum on 1 October. Food security, agricultural subsidies and the (...)
The Chair of the agriculture negotiations, Ambassador Vangelis Vitalis of New Zealand, updated WTO members on the current state of the negotiations on 2 October at a meeting open to all members. “Unfortunately, the areas of divergence remain and our challenge is to see what is still possible to (...)
The ratification of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement and the importance of legal security for businesses provided by the TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) Agreement were two important topics discussed at this year’s Public (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo launched a new publication entitled “The Making of the TRIPS Agreement: Personal Insights from the Uruguay Round Negotiations” on Day 2 of the Public Forum on 1 October 2015. He highlighted that the WTO’s TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) (...)
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) in partnership with the International Labour Organization is excited to launch its communication network for domestic workers around the globe to connect with one another online. This network, the first of its kind serving to unite 52 million (...)
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) in partnership with the International Labour Organization is excited to launch its communication network for domestic workers around the globe to connect with one another online. This network, the first of its kind serving to unite 52 million (...)
WTO economists have lowered their forecast for world trade growth in 2015 to 2.8%, from the 3.3% forecast made in April, and reduced their estimate for 2016 to 3.9% from 4.0%.
More collaboration is needed to ensure the benefits of trade are enjoyed by all, panellists agreed at the plenary debates of the WTO’s 2015 Public Forum on 30 September. The need for multilateral cooperation among governments was highlighted in the opening plenary debate while the importance of (...)