E-commerce talks mark new phase in negotiations | The co-convenors of the negotiations on e-commerce — Australia, Japan and Singapore — told the participants on 12-14 July that revised ways of working will be introduced to help the initiative build the spirit of compromise needed to achieve a "high-quality outcome". The co-convenors said that they... | Lees verder | Working group on small business reflects on way forward post MC12 | At a meeting of the Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), held on 15 July, WTO members reflected on which topics the group could explore further as part of its future workplan after the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12). The Group welcomed Tajikistan as a new... | Lees verder | Members share experiences on measures adopted to ease trade in COVID-19 essential goods | At the third experience-sharing session organized by the Committee on Market Access on 18 July, WTO members shared practices on measures aimed at easing trade in COVID-19 goods under the purview of the Committee, including in relation to tariff suspensions, reductions or eliminations. Members explained the diverse trade policy decisions they took to ensure that their populations and the rest of the world could have access to products essential to save lives and to limit disruptions to supply and distribution of these goods. | Lees verder | Trade Policy Review: Moldova | The second review of the trade policies and practices of Moldova takes place on 20 and 22 July 2022. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Moldova. | Lees verder | WTO issues updated note on trade in medical goods in the context of tackling COVID-19 | The WTO Secretariat has updated the information note on trade in medical goods in the context of tackling COVID-19, which was first issued in April 2020, a few months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. The update presents the developments in the trade in medical goods over the three-year period from 2019, when the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic was first identified, through to the end of 2021. | Lees verder | |