Tag: World Trade Organization
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...
WTO members commit to advance work on implementing TFA
Following the entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), WTO members pledged to advance work on implementing the agreement...
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement now in force
The World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) entered into force on Feb 22, with Rwanda, Oman, Chad and Jordan as the latest to...
World Trade Outlook Indicator suggests moderate trade momentum in Q1 2017
Article from World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization's latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global trade growth will continue to build moderately in...
WTO chief in India to advance global trade
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo told a meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on 9 February that a...
Nepal accedes to Revised Kyoto Convention
World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Dr Kunio Mikuriya received the instrument of accession of Nepal to the International Convention on the Simplification and...
WTO members welcome entry into force of amendment to ease access...
The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) met on 30 January to mark the entry into force of the first amendment...
Nepal ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Nepal has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 108th World Trade Organization (WTO) member to do so. Only two more ratifications...
Officials meet at UNCTAD forum to prep for Trade Facilitation Agreement
With a major global agreement on making international trade "faster, easier and cheaper" due to take effect in the early weeks of 2017, more...
WTO IP rules amended to ease poor countries’ access to affordable...
An amendment to the agreement on intellectual property entered into force on January 23, 2017 securing for developing countries a legal pathway to access...
