Tag: World Trade Organization
WTO’s Azevêdo urges caution on protectionism
Attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed the strong desire shown by ministers and the private sector...
Nigeria ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Nigeria has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 107th World Trade Organization member to do so. Only three more ratifications from...
UNCTAD convenes forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will organize the first International Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) in cooperation with the...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 106th World Trade Organization (WTO) member to do so....
What next once WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement enters into force?
The entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement is imminent. Only five more ratifications are needed. For developing countries that have ratified or...
Mozambique ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Mozambique has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 105th World Trade Organization member to do so. Only five more ratifications from...
Ghana ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Ghana has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 104th World Trade organization (WTO) member to do so. Only six more ratifications from...
WTO members agree on reforms for trade policy reviews, monitoring
World Trade Organization members have agreed on reforms to further improve the review of members’ trade policies and practices and the monitoring of the...
Canada ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Canada has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 103rd World Trade Organization (WTO) member to do so. Only seven more ratifications...
WTO: “Persistent” economic challenges weighed on trade in 2016
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that...
