| Members affirm environment committee's importance at end of Trade and Environment Week | | At a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) on 21 October 2022, members underscored the importance of transparency and cooperation to prevent trade frictions and the need to harness trade policies to protect the planet. At the meeting, which was held at the end of WTO Trade and Environment Week 2022, members also discussed ways to move forward with work on sustainability issues in the wake of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) held in June. | | Lees verder |
| Members review safeguard actions on 19 products at committee meeting | | At the biannual meeting of the Committee on Safeguards on 24 October, WTO members reviewed safeguard actions taken by fellow members with regard to 19 investigations. While the number of new initiations of investigations and applications of new measures have decreased, several members reiterated their general concern regarding the way this instrument was used. | | Lees verder |
| Trade Policy Review: Barbados | | The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Barbados takes place on 25 and 27 October 2022. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Barbados. | | Lees verder |
| WTO issues new edition of Trade Profiles | | The WTO issued today (26 October) the latest edition of Trade Profiles, an annual publication providing key data on merchandise trade and trade in commercial services for 197 economies. Each profile displays a sectoral breakdown of the economy's exports and imports, its main trading partners and its most traded products and services. | | Lees verder |
| France gives EUR 50,000 to boost safe food exports from developing countries | | France is contributing EUR 50,000 (approximately CHF 49,000) for 2022 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) meet international food safety, animal and plant health standards for trade and improve their access to global and regional markets. The contribution adds to the EUR 400,000 already committed to the STDF by France's Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. | | Lees verder |
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