Tag: Multilateral trade agreements
TFA implementation highlighted at High Level Roundtable held at the UK Parliament
10 Mar 17 NewsAt the invitation of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade Out of Poverty (APPG-TOP), WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya spoke at the High Level Roundtable on the subject ...
WTO Members debate intellectual property and e-commerce, innovation and access to medicines
08 Mar 17 NewsThe intellectual property (IP) aspects of electronic commerce, access to medicines, and the role of IP in promoting the participation of small businesses in trade were discussed by...
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23 Feb 17 NewsAfrican trade and regional integration policy issues featured in debate at yesterday’s Africa Knowledge Fest in Washington: scan @WorldBankAfrica tweets, or #AfricaKnowledgeFest ...
WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement enters into force
22 Feb 17 NewsA major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the World Trade Organization en...
Major global agreement comes into force making trade cheaper, easier and faster
22 Feb 17 NewsMembers of the World Trade Organization (WTO), supported by UNCTAD, commit to streamlining procedures that will significantly increase international trade, reduce corruption and bo...
India to pitch global services accord to WTO chief Azevêdo
09 Feb 17 NewsIndia was expected to make a presentation on Thursday to World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevêdo and India Inc. on New Delhi’s proposal for a global...
WTO says $1 trillion global trade treaty about to come into force
27 Jan 17 NewsA trade accord that will boost global exports by $1 trillion should come into force within two weeks, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Thursday, just as the rhetori...
Boosting business competitiveness with ITC guides on trade facilitation
27 Jan 17 NewsITC’s practical guides can help small firms take advantage of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Small businesses may soon become big winners. With the World Trade Organizati...
“Make trade facilitation a reality” – Officials meet at the first UNCTAD-hosted forum to prepare for new global TFA
25 Jan 17 NewsNEW presentations are available to download
With a major global agreement on making international trade “faster, easier and cheaper” due to take effect in the early weeks of 2...
Africa’s global trade relations
18 Jan 17 ResourceWanted: affordable medicines for all
12 Jan 17 NewsUN panel calls for new global accords to make drugs cheaper
Pneumonia, an acute infection of the lungs, is the biggest killer of children worldwide even though it is treatable and...
Global trade governance
04 Jan 17 ThemesInternational trade and the global economy have undergone significant changes in recent years as a result of improved technology, a shift towards trade in services, and increasing ...
The lack of African countries’ participation in the WTO Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations – what does the data say?
07 Dec 16 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses African countries’ noticeable absence in the ongoing multilateral negotiations on environmental goods
According to the WTO Doha M...
Implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement in SADC: Promise and Pitfalls
30 Nov 16 PublicationsThe World Trade Organisation (WTO) considers the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), reached in Bali, Indonesia, in December 2013, to be a considerable achievement. An official res...
Comparing safeguard measures in recent regional and bilateral trade agreements
22 Nov 16 NewsAs negotiators pursue talks on a workable agricultural safeguard mechanism at the World Trade Organization, it is critical that they have access to up-to-date and reliable informat...
Market access for products and services of export interest to least developed countries: Summary of recent developments
26 Sep 16 NewsExecutive summary
LDC exports of goods and services grew by an annual average of 7.6% over the 2005-2015 period and, thus, slightly more than the exports of other developing econo...
TRIPS flexibilities and anti-counterfeit legislation in Kenya and the EAC: Implications for generic producers
15 Sep 16 NewsThis paper aims to make a contribution to the ongoing debate in Kenya and the East African Community (EAC) about sub-standard drugs, access to medicines, local pharmaceutical produ...
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: Developments since Bali
24 Aug 16 PublicationsThe landmark decision by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members in December 2013 in Bali at the 9th Ministerial Conference on a Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) remains ...
Making a case for the ratification and implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
10 Aug 16 NewsIn recent times, exporters, importers and manufacturers have decried the high cost of doing businesses at Ghana’s ports and borders. The delays and its attendant cost have placed...
Fifth Meeting of Trade Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries: Geneva Ministerial Declaration
30 Jun 16 News
We, the Ministers and officials responsible for trade of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), have met in Geneva, Switzerland on 23 and 24 June 2016 and have held our del...