With less than five weeks until the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), due to take place from 30 November to 3 December, the agriculture negotiations are at "a critical juncture", the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session, Ambassador Gloria Abraham Peralta (Costa Rica),...
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and the WTO met on 30 October in Rome to discuss strategies to accelerate the supply and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, especially in low— and lower-middle-income countries. Meeting on the margins of the G20...
Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard spoke on 2 November at the 35th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) on the need to adapt the WTO to modern economic realities. DDG Ellard stressed that the best way to repair the WTO is to achieve results in key areas of...
Speaking at a meeting of the Joint Advisory Group of the International Trade Centre (ITC) on 2 November, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang praised ITC for helping micro, small and medium-sized and women-owned enterprises expand their trading opportunities through a variety of projects,...
The WTO Secretariat has published five information briefs on trade, climate and related issues in support of efforts to harness trade policy as part of the solution for effective and just climate action.
World exports of intermediate goods (IG), such as parts and components, rose by 47 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, according to a new WTO quarterly report released to help track the health of global supply chains. The increase sustains the upward trend in IG exports recorded in...
WTO members taking part in the negotiations for an agreement on investment facilitation for development (IFD) have discussed their plans and expectations for the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) to be held in Geneva on 30 November — 3 December. At a meeting on 2-3 November, participating...
As negotiations on services domestic regulation move into their final stages, WTO members have submitted 24 schedules of services commitments — representing commitments from 50 members — the chair, Jaime Coghi (Costa Rica), told participants at a meeting on 4 November. Participants also continue to...
WTO members taking part in the new initiative on trade and environmental sustainability welcomed China and the United States as new co-sponsors for the discussions at their meeting on 4 November. Participants also expressed broad support for a draft ministerial statement that would set out future...
Trade ministers from landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) adopted at a meeting at the WTO on 4 November a declaration outlining their trade priorities ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) to be held at the end of November. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underscored in her...
