Tag: World Trade Organization
Latest trade indicator signals sustained momentum in Q2
The World Trade Organization's latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global trade will continue to expand moderately in the second quarter of 2017....
Online data exchange between Customs and Post pushed
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are highlighting the need for enhanced collaboration and exchange of information between Customs...
Kuwait becomes 109th contracting party to RKC
Kuwait acceded to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention or RKC) and to the Convention on Temporary...
Political uncertainty imperils trade recovery in 2017-18, says WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said it expects world trade to grow 2.4% in 2017, up from a very weak 1.3% in 2016, but...
Merkel, leaders of five multilateral agencies seek answers to globalization challenges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel played host to her annual meeting involving the chiefs of the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World...
USTR cites ‘pervasive’ corruption, restrictive policies as PH investment barriers
Corruption, restrictive import policies, and delays in processing of permits and clearances are among the barriers to American exports and investments entering the Philippines,...
Indonesia files protest vs EU, US over import duties on biodiesel
A formal protest has been filed by Indonesia over what it regards as high import duties exacted by the European Union and the United...
WTO members review new farm policies in Agriculture Committee
World Trade Organization (WTO) members held discussions about each other’s farm trade policies at a meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on March 27....
CMTA and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
RKC and the WTO TFA
Ten years ago, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BoC) first announced that the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) will be adopted...
New ICC World Trade Agenda report charts future for WTO
“Challenging times” call for bold trade policy initiatives at the international level, says a new report produced for International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) by...
