Working group on small business reflects on way forward post MC12

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

Heads of agencies call for urgent action to address global food security crisis

A joint statement calling for urgent action to address the global food security crisis was issued…

DG Okonjo-Iweala underlines vital role of trade in addressing food crisis, inflation

Cooperation on trade will be vital in tackling the current food insecurity crisis, and the WTO…

WTO members consider record number of trade concerns at Goods Council meeting

The Council for Trade in Goods discussed 44 trade concerns maintained or newly introduced by WTO…

Investment facilitation negotiators confirm aim of finalizing text-based talks by end-2022

Participants in the investment facilitation for development (IFD) negotiations on 8 July started planning work for…

“Trade is part of the solution to the big problems we face” — DG Okonjo-Iweala

The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have prompted new questions about whether trade, value…

DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes Cabo Verde Prime Minister H.E. José Ulisses Correia e Silva to WTO

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed Cabo Verde’s Prime Minister, José Ulisses Correia e Silva, to the WTO…

Incoterms Comparison: FOB vs. CIF—What’s the Difference?

The Incoterms FOB and CIF are very similar: Both deal with sea and inland waterway transport,…

Improved online platform launched to ease access to product information

An improved version of the online alert system ePing was launched on 13 July, providing a…

DDG Zhang: Turkmenistan’s WTO accession process, domestic reform are mutually beneficial

WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang on 4-5 July paid an official visit to Turkmenistan, where he…