DDG González: “Now more than ever, business needs the WTO”

Speaking at a meeting of more than 800 Spanish business leaders in San Sebastián on 21…

Australia pledges AUD 2.9 million to boost developing-country exports of safe food

Australia is contributing AUD 2.9 million (approximately CHF 2 million) to help developing countries and least-developed…

Trade Policy Review: Ghana

The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Ghana takes place on 21 and…

WTO response to the pandemic, trade and food security take centre stage at MC12

WTO members today (13 June) engaged in intense discussions and negotiations to get closer to meaningful…

Trade ministers present early results, pledge to advance plastics dialogue at MC12 event

Trade ministers representing the six co-coordinators of the Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable…

WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism readied to provide support for ending harmful subsidies

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 14 June introduced the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism, which is envisioned to…

Parliamentarians show strong support for WTO and role of multilateral trading system

A delegation of parliamentarians presented Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala with a statement today (14 June) expressing strong…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Time is running out to reach credible outcomes at MC12

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called today (14 June) on members to go the extra mile to find…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Time is running out to reach credible outcomes at MC12

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called today (14 June) on members to go the extra mile to find…

WTO 12th Ministerial Conference extended by one day to facilitate outcomes

The 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) has been extended by one day, until Thursday 16 June,…