BIS Restricts Semiconductor Exports to China: The New Rules and How They Unfolded

In August 2022, exercising its export control powers under section 744.21 of the Export Administration Regulations…

Goods Council discusses high number of trade concerns, MC12 implementation, LDC graduation

At a meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods on 24-25 November, WTO members addressed…

Goods barometer sinks below trend as global import demand weakens

Trade growth is likely to slow in the closing months of 2022 and into 2023, according…

Australia pledges AUD 2 million to WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism

The Government of Australia has pledged AUD 2 million (approximately CHF 1.3 million) to the WTO…

DG Okonjo-Iweala receives honorary doctorate from Nyenrode Business University

Reform of the WTO is all about keeping the institution in tune with the world’s changing…

Members discuss lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic, hear views of external stakeholders

The Committee on Market Access held on 21 November the fifth of a series of experience-sharing…

WTO members take steps to invigorate working group on trade and transfer of technology

At a meeting of the Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology on 24 November,…

Committee establishes work programme to address food security, reviews farm policies

WTO members established a new work programme in the Committee on Agriculture to address food security…

World Trade Congress on Gender programme is now available

The World Trade Congress on Gender, to be held at the WTO on 5-7 December 2022…

Trade Policy Review: Brazil

The eighth review of the trade policies and practices of Brazil takes place on 23 and…