DDG Ellard: We need to make trade work for women

Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard delivered a keynote speech on 3 March at a Women in Trade…

It is time to boost LDCs’ integration into trading system — DDG Zhang at LDC5 Conference

“LDCs’ trade interests have always been at the forefront of the WTO’s work from the 1st…

WTO chairpersons for 2023

The WTO General Council, on 7 March 2023, noted the consensus on a slate of names…

What Is an Authorized Economic Operator?

I sometimes get calls from exporters who have been asked by their international customers for their…

Investment facilitation talks advance work towards finalizing negotiating text

WTO members taking part in the discussions on investment facilitation for development (IFD) have made steady…

DDG Zhang calls on international community to redouble efforts to improve welfare of LDCs

Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang joined the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and over 30 United Nations…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Delivering meaningful outcomes at MC13 “not beyond our reach”

Speaking at a meeting of the General Council on 6 March, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the…

DDG Ellard emphasizes importance of achieving outcomes at MC13 to reinvigorate WTO

Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard participated on 1 March in a High-Level Round Table on Restoring Multilateralism…

WTO to champion importance of trade in supporting LDCs’ economic development

Trade will play a key role in helping countries meet the Doha Programme of Action for…

New working group on food security discusses financing challenges, questionnaire results

At the second meeting of the WTO’s newly established working group on food security held on…