Members address WTO reform and agree to hold thematic sessions on supply chain resilience

At a meeting of the Committee on Market Access on 16-17 October, members took stock of…

Timor-Leste’s participation in Information Technology Agreement and its Expansion approved

Participants in the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and the ITA Expansion Agreement approved at a…

Germany gives EUR 500,000 to enhance developing economies’ trading skills

The government of Germany is contributing EUR 500,000 (approximately CHF 480,000) to help developing and least-developed…

Trade in wine and vine products on the rise

The first edition of the Vine and Wine World Trade Forum, held earlier this month in…

WTO Advanced Trade Policy Course in English underway in Geneva

Twenty-eight government officials from 28 developing economies are taking part in an Advanced Trade Policy Course…

Macao, China formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

Macao, China deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 19 October.…

Facilitator of e-commerce work programme seeks members’ views on way forward

In the first of a series of meetings to be held in the lead up to…

DG Okonjo-Iweala announces appointment of new Deputy Director-General

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced the appointment of Johanna Hill of El Salvador as a new…

WTO training course on services aspects of e-commerce concludes

Thirty government officials from across the world completed a training course on the services aspects of…

Members discuss reinvigorating efforts of working group on trade and technology transfer

The Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology discussed two proposals at its meeting on…