Members seek to advance transparency decision for non-preferential rules of origin

WTO members have agreed to ask the chair of the Committee on Rules of Origin to…

DDG Zhang inaugurates the new WTO Chair at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) on 14 October kick-started activities with a new chair institution—the Indian…

DDG González: “More cooperation on digital will create trade opportunities, reduce costs”

It has become increasingly clear that the absence of global approaches to digital trade is leading…

Group on small business discusses implementation of 2020 recommendations, future work

At a meeting of the Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), held…

WTO, IFC launch joint publication on trade finance in West Africa

A joint publication on “Trade Finance in West Africa” was launched by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and…

WTO to hold Trade and Environment Week on 17-21 October

The WTO is organizing the third edition of Trade and Environment Week, which will take place…

Importing Basics: Country of Origin

Importers, do you know the country of origin of your product? Really? If your product is…

India launches safeguard investigation on “PVC suspension resins with residual VCM above 2 PPM”

On 11 October 2022, India notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 16…

WTO members discuss implementation of Information Technology Agreement, new IT developments

Participants in the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA) met on 11 October to discuss implementation issues…

Plastics Dialogue advances on ministerial mandate to seek outcomes by MC13

Participants in the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade met for their third…