Tag: World Trade Organisation

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo told a meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on 9 February that a number of trade issues of interest to India’s eco...

Today in Delhi: India to pitch global services accord to WTO chief Azevedo (The Hindu) India will make a presentation on Thursday to WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo and India...

India was expected to make a presentation on Thursday to World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevêdo and India Inc. on New Delhi’s proposal for a global...

A tiny slice of services trade in a globalised world: introducing tralac’s latest capacity-building initiative tralac is currently in the process of launching its first online c...

WTO members must agree to cuts and new ceilings for trade-distorting farm subsidies, says a proposal from a group of dozens of the world’s poorest countries at the global trade b...

Speaking at the launch at the WTO of the “Research Handbook on Trade in Services” published by Edward Elgar Press on 26 January, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo highlight...

AU Summit updates: Financing of the Union: AU unveils website on implementation of the 0.2% levy on eligible imports Financing of the Union is a historic decision adopted by Head...

ITC’s practical guides can help small firms take advantage of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. Small businesses may soon become big winners. With the World Trade Organizati...

A trade accord that will boost global exports by $1 trillion should come into force within two weeks, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Thursday, just as the rhetori...

NEW presentations are available to download With a major global agreement on making international trade “faster, easier and cheaper” due to take effect in the early weeks of 2...

Underway in Addis: 33rd Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee. Opening remarks of the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma David Luke,...

An amendment to the agreement on intellectual property rights entered into force today, securing for developing countries a legal pathway to access affordable medicines under WTO r...

The entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement is imminent. Only two more ratifications are needed. For developing countries that have ratified or will ratify the Agreeme...

tralac’s first newsletter of 2017 is posted: a message from the Executive Director, Trudi Hartzenberg (and more) The 9th African Union gender pre-summit starts on Sunday: concep...

The 2017 schedule of Trade Policy Reviews (including Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, WAEMU states) Business conditions of Japanese-affiliated companies in Africa: 2...

The second Trade Policy Review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was held on 25 and 27 October 2016. This meeting was a good opportunity for Members to discuss in great...

Secretary general of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of countries, Dr Patrick I Gomes, is urging member states to move towards ratifying the World Trade Organization ...

International trade and the global economy have undergone significant changes in recent years as a result of improved technology, a shift towards trade in services, and increasing ...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that co...