Tag: Multilateral trade agreements
UNCTAD Trade and Development Board, 64th session begins in Geneva
11 Sep 17 NewsUNCTAD Secretary-General targets trade barriers and calls for decisions to turn into action
Reducing barriers to trade and achieving true development for all countries were issues...
Kenya hosts first Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa
29 Aug 17 NewsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya, the University of Nairobi and the WTO opened the first Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa on 28 August in ...
7th Meeting of the BRICS Trade Ministers: Joint Statement
23 Aug 17 NewsThe seventh meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Trade was held in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, on the 1-2 August 2017.
The establishment of the BRICS e-port network, e-co...
GI protection: are components of a compound GI name covered?
16 Aug 17 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the need for clarification on mutually agreed provisions concerning the use of geographical indications in trade agreements
The pro...
Customized trade remedies in Africa – the case of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area
15 Aug 17 NewsMeaning of trade remedies
Trade remedies have been variously defined, for instance:
“The term trade remedy measures or, simply trade remedies, generally refers to three types o...
Compilation of seven fisheries subsidies proposals circulated to WTO members
01 Aug 17 NewsAs requested by members behind seven fisheries subsidies proposals, the chair of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules (NGR), Ambassador Wayne McCook (Jamaica), circulated to WTO memb...
WTO NAMA negotiations: transparency versus the right to regulate
26 Jul 17 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the non-agricultural market access negotiations at the WTO and the proposal to enhance transparency of regulatory trade measures
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WTO’s negotiating Committee on Agriculture holds special session
26 Jul 17 NewsNew proposals in agriculture talks form “tangible steps” forward
WTO members welcomed, at an informal agriculture negotiating session on 19 July, a recent surge of proposals a...
Goods negotiations restart, members divided on transparency proposal
24 Jul 17 NewsWTO members on Friday (21 July) took up a proposal which proponents said would facilitate the participation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in global trade by ...
Trade facilitation key to addressing needs of developing countries
14 Jul 17 NewsTrade facilitation can be a key contributor to sustainable development as speedier border crossings for goods and services help address poverty alleviation and even humanitarian cr...
Intellectual property and the public interest
07 Jun 17 NewsThis document has been submitted by the delegations of Brazil, China, Fiji, India and South Africa for discussion at the Formal Meeting of the TRIPS Council, taking place on 13-14 ...
Leveraging trade facilitation to drive Africa’s regional integration agenda
17 May 17 NewsAs regional economic integration gathers pace in Africa, how can trade facilitation be leveraged to spur the economic growth and development necessary for its implementation? Is th...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
26 Apr 17 NewsWorld Economic Forum on Africa: Achieving inclusive growth (3-5 May, Durban). Profiled points for discussion (pdf): Connecting markets, Revitalizing manufacturing, Integrating inno...
DG Azevêdo: E-commerce can help to improve livelihoods and boost development
26 Apr 17 NewsSpeaking at the first Ministerial Meeting of the “Friends of E-Commerce for Development” on 25 April, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said that many members want to set a pat...
Reaffirming Development – MC11: Submission by the G-33 to the WTO Committee on Agriculture
26 Apr 17 NewsThe following submission, dated 25 April 2017, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Indonesia on behalf of the G-33.
We recall the G-33 submission entitled ...
WTO: Agricultural Issues for Africa
24 Apr 17 PublicationsThe agriculture trade talks started in 2000 in terms of the original mandate of the Agreement on Agriculture, and then became part of the Doha Round of negotiations in 2001. Many s...
Lesotho’s textiles, apparel and footwear manufacturing industry
09 Apr 17 NewsAfrica’s inspired apparel sourcing hotspot
Employment, wages & working conditions
The combined, textile, apparel and footwear manufacturing industry remains Lesotho’s lar...
WTO members review further proposals to ease global trade in services
24 Mar 17 NewsWTO members discussed five new or enhanced proposals to advance services negotiations at meetings of the Working Party on Domestic Regulation and the Services Council on 14-17 Marc...
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and its implementation in southern Africa
16 Mar 17 PublicationsThis Trade Brief considers some of the major challenges and inefficiencies in cross-border trade in the southern Africa region and the benefits that implementation of the World Tra...
Twenty-second Annual Review of the implementation and operation of the WTO TBT Agreement
16 Mar 17 NewsThe WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade will conduct its twenty-second Annual Review of the implementation and operation of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trad...