Tag: Multilateral trade agreements
African trade blocs urged to adopt pact and ease commerce
30 Nov 17 NewsMembers of African regional trading blocs have been asked to hasten implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to reduce cross border trade costs in a bid to grow eco...
DG Azevêdo details process for MC11 as preparations enter final stages
29 Nov 17 NewsStatement by Director-General Roberto Azevêdo
at the Formal Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) Meeting and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting, 28 November 2017
I would li...
WTO agriculture talks intensify as Buenos Aires Ministerial approaches
23 Nov 17 NewsAs trade talks in Geneva enter the final stretch, WTO negotiators have tabled new proposals on agriculture for the Buenos Aires ministerial that begins in just over two weeks. They...
MC11: Draft Ministerial Decision on Electronic Commerce submitted by the African Group
22 Nov 17 NewsCommunication from the African Group on the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce, submitted to the WTO General Council ahead of the upcoming 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos ...
South African government meets with social partners to prepare for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference
17 Nov 17 NewsSouth African Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, attended the National Consultative Forum in Midrand to prepare for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 11th Ministerial ...
Nigeria, Economic Community of West African States, major world economies adopt Abuja Statement
03 Nov 17 NewsStatement reaffirms that trade and investment are inseparable and remain indispensable “twin engines” for economic growth, modernization and development of Africa
Nigeria, the...
WTO Committee on Agriculture: Preparing the ground for success at MC11
25 Oct 17 NewsReport by Amb. Stephen Ndũn’gũ Karau, Chair of the Agriculture negotiations, to the meeting of the Committee on Agriculture in special session, 19 October 2017
Introducti...
WTO Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries: Market access for products and services of export interest to LDCs
25 Oct 17 NewsDocument prepared by the WTO Secretariat for the Formal Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries held on 3 October 2017, as revised
Over the period 2005-2016...
ACP Trade Ministers reaffirm strong commitment to multilateral system
23 Oct 17 NewsMinisters and senior officials responsible for Trade from 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries reaffirmed their strong and resounding commitment to the multilateral tr...
E-Commerce elements for MC11: Communication from China
20 Oct 17 NewsSubmission to the World Trade Organisation Committee on Trade and Development ahead of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held on 10-13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, A...
Minister Davies wants action on outstanding Doha issues
11 Oct 17 NewsTrade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies says there must be outcomes on the outstanding issues of the Doha Development Agenda.
Speaking at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Info...
WTO members finish combing through matrix of proposals on fisheries subsidies
10 Oct 17 NewsWTO members meeting as the Negotiating Group on Rules (NGR) on 6 October finished combing through a compilation matrix of seven proposals for an agreement in December at the WTO’...
Community groups call for fairer trade rules at WTO meeting
09 Oct 17 NewsToday, Trade Ministers from only 35 countries will attend a “mini-Ministerial” in Morocco which is intended to solidify the agenda for the upcoming 11th Ministerial Confer...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
02 Oct 17 NewsLaunching today, in Geneva: UNCTAD’s Information Economy Report 2017. The Report will examine how increased digitalization is influencing international trade and what the implica...
E-Commerce: Some developing countries push back on idea of new WTO rules
02 Oct 17 NewsWhile the profile of electronic commerce is rising in diverse international fora, some developing countries are saying they do not want to discuss a new negotiating mandate for e-c...
Is the WTO under threat?
26 Sep 17 DiscussionGerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the state of the multilateral trading system
Since its inception in 1995 the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been the formal cust...
African Union Ministers of Trade meet to come up with a common position prior to the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference
20 Sep 17 NewsThe African Union Commission in collaboration with the Government of South Africa organized a Special Meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade, on 18 September 2017 in Addis Aba...
WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires: What’s at stake for small, least developed and sub-Saharan African countries?
20 Sep 17 NewsThe World Trade Organization (WTO) Geneva preparatory process is sine qua non for all WTO Ministerial Conferences. It has nevertheless proven challenging for small delegations, giv...
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States’ agricultural trade and the World Trade Organization negotiations
20 Sep 17 NewsThe long-running World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha negotiations remain unresolved. The stumbling block in 2008 was the intransigence of the United States of America over domestic...
Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa: Nairobi Outcome
12 Sep 17 NewsFostering synergies and coherence between regional integration and the multilateral trading system through WTO accessions
1. Introduction
The Regional Dialogue on WTO Acces...