ICS urges WTO Director General to prioritise maritime transport in multilateral trade negotiations
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called for maritime transport to be prioritised in multilateral trade negotiations…
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WTO aims for agreement on fisheries subsidies in July 2021
World Trade Organization (WTO) members reviewed work undertaken in March and April to advance negotiations on an agreement to curb…
WTO General Council to consider appointment of Okonjo-Iweala to lead the organization
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A special meeting of the WTO’s General Council will be held on 15 February 2021 to consider Ngozi…
WTO members delay agreement on fisheries subsidies to 2021
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Despite switching to online meetings and written consultations to continue negotiations, WTO members were…
WTO members continue fisheries talks as 2020 deadline looms
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The Chair of the WTO negotiating group in charge of fisheries talks introduced a revised version of the draft…
How trade policy can help achieve the UN goal on zero hunger
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Policies that affect trade and markets can have consequences for progress in all five action areas under SDG…
WTO launches new import licensing platform
Four years of work by the WTO Secretariat bore fruit with the launch on 9 October 2020 of the new import licensing database.
WTO members advance text negotiations on fisheries subsidies
World Trade Organization (WTO) members began work on a consolidated draft document towards an agreement on curbing harmful…
WTO members agree on 2020 work programme to advance fisheries subsidies negotiations
Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) reaffirmed their commitment to work towards an agreement on negotiations on…
FG inaugurates campaign team to support Okonjo-Iweala’s bid for WTO DG
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, has commissioned a campaign strategy team to support Dr.…