Services trade activity likely to weaken with slowing growth in major economies

World services trade activity appears to have weakened in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is…

What Are the Top U.S. Exports?

As the world’s largest trading nation, with more than $4.5 trillion in exports and imports of…

WTO issues information note on steel decarbonatization standards, readies for March event

The WTO Secretariat on 21 December published a new information note mapping the proliferation of standards…

WTO commemorates 20th anniversary of regional trade policy courses

The WTO commemorated 20 years of its Regional Trade Policy Courses at an event held virtually…

Members consider EU requests for dispute panels regarding Chinese trade measures

WTO members considered two requests from the European Union for dispute panels at a meeting of…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: During these difficult times, the WTO “cannot afford to stand aside”

Speaking at the final 2022 meeting of the WTO’s General Council on 19-20 December, Director-General Ngozi…

New commitments for domestic regulation of services move step closer to entry into force

Following the successful conclusion of negotiations in December 2021 on a set of disciplines aimed at…

Global Supply Chain Disruptions: A Look Back, a Look Toward the Future

Since 1995, the world has experienced many global supply chain disruptions—9/11, earthquakes and tsunamis, flooding, port…

WTO members accept UAE, Cameroon offers to host Ministerial Conferences

At a meeting of the General Council on 19 December, WTO members agreed to a proposal…

WTO Chair in Cameroon hosts high-level event on trade and sustainability

The WTO Chair in Cameroon based at the Institute of International Relations (IRIC), University of Yaoundé…