“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…

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…

Launch of the work programme on the preparation of the memorandum on the foreign trade regime of Turkmenistan

Statement by Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiangchen Reach us to explore global export and import deals

DDG Ellard urges members to secure entry into force of Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

Speaking virtually to a UN High Level Political Forum in New York on 7 July, Deputy…

DDG Ellard discusses significance of multilateralism, MC12 outcomes

In a panel discussion entitled “New Geography of Trade: Looking into the Future” on 30 June,…

TRIPS Council welcomes MC12 TRIPS waiver decision, discusses possible extension

At a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 6…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: “The world expects us to keep delivering”

Speaking at an informal Heads of Delegation meeting on 7 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed…

Members accept Korean-US request for further time for talks on washers safeguard dispute

WTO members agreed at a special meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 7 July…