Tag: World Trade Organization
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...
WCO addresses meeting on Euro-Asia Region on Transit and Trade Facilitation
World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya attended the opening session of the High-Level Meeting for the Euro-Asia Region on Improving Cooperation...
WTO chief welcomes EU trade ministers’ support for global trading system
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said European Union leadership will be more important than ever in supporting the rules-based multilateral trading system.
In an...
Azevêdo secures second term as WTO Director-General
At a meeting of the General Council on 28 February, World Trade Organization members agreed by consensus to appoint Roberto Azevêdo for a second...
