The Chair of the Working Party on the Accession of Somalia, Ambassador Nina Tornberg of Sweden,…
Month: June 2024
Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender launches Prize for Gender Equality in Trade
The International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade, launched by the Informal Working Group on Trade…
Export Compliance Needs C-Level Leadership
My recent article about Export Compliance Programs (ECPs) covered the most common self-imposed roadblocks to their…
Next steps for the WTO in combating illicit trade
Illicit trade harms societies and impedes economic growth and development. As well as undermining legitimate business…
WTO advanced trade policy course for Spanish-speaking officials underway in Geneva
An advanced trade policy course is underway until 26 July 2024 at the WTO premises for…
Gender and Albaniaâs accession take centre stage at Government Procurement Committee
Addressing the WTO Committee on Government Procurement at a meeting on 12 June, the Deputy Executive…
Plastics Dialogue co-coordinators outline focus areas to guide post-MC13 work
At a meeting on 13 June, co-coordinators of the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable…
Advanced SPS Course follow-up session concludes in Geneva
A follow-up session of the 2023 Advanced Course on the WTO Agreement on the Application of…
Montenegro formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Montenegro deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 14 June. Ambassador…
First edition of the WIPOâWTO Executive Program on IP Issues concludes in Geneva
The inaugural WIPO-WTO Executive Program on Intellectual Property (IP) Issues, jointly organized by the World Intellectual…