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Alan Wolff: “The importance of the rules-based multilateral trading system cannot be overestimated”

09 Oct 18 News

At a speech delivered to the University of the Western Cape in South Africa on 8 October, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff highlighted the importance of trade as an engine of eco...

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01 Oct 18 News

Starting tomorrow, in Geneva: WTO Public Forum 2018. Under the main theme of Trade 2030, the Public Forum’s sub-themes will be sustainable trade, technology-enabled trade, and a ...

The Crisis in WTO Dispute Settlement

01 Oct 18 Blog

The effective functioning of the dispute settlement system of the WTO is essential for rules-based multilateral trade. It provides certainty and predictability and prevents power-b...

Alternative Dispute Settlement Procedures for Trade-related Disputes in Africa

01 Oct 18 Blog

African State are not active users of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The explanations point to Africa’s small share of global t...

WTO fundamentals are sound, but the architecture requires reform and modernisation for the 21st century global economy

01 Oct 18 News

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an indispensable multilateral institution. In its routine professional work, the organisation, staffed by top-class professionals, continues t...

WTO agriculture talks: Members evaluate negotiating submissions, eyeing 2020 Ministerial

28 Sep 18 News

The WTO’s agriculture negotiations resumed last week after the organisation’s annual August hiatus. While the discussions were mainly limited to reviewing negotiating submissio...

On day two of UN General Assembly’s annual debate, it’s multilateralism all the way

27 Sep 18 News

Climate change, economic inequality, systemic bias among issues underlined by world leaders as General Assembly continues debate From trade to climate change to development and fi...

Climate change and multilateralism figure high on first day of UN General Assembly debate

26 Sep 18 News

Secretary-General calls for renewed commitment to rules-based order, reformed, reinvigorated, strengthened multilateral system If there was one issue that was a recurrent theme on...

The T20 presents its public policy recommendations to the G20

18 Sep 18 News

The Think 20 came together in Buenos Aires on 17 and 18 September 2018 to convey its public policy recommendations to the Argentine G20 presidency. President Macri received th...

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27 Aug 18 News

Underway, in Arusha: Meeting of EAC-SACU technical officials on an exchange of tariff offers Starting today, in Nairobi: EAC meeting to develop a harmonised framewo...

Response to IIPA comments to USTR regarding South Africa’s Copyright Amendments Bill and AGOA eligibility

27 Aug 18 News

IIPA claims that South Africa’s copyright reform bill would make the country ineligible for AGOA benefits The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is conducting its annual ...

Exceptions in the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement

31 Jul 18 Blog

Part IV of the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement contains certain General Exceptions to the non-discrimination principle in the MFN and national treatment rules. Exceptions ar...

Brics bloc signs declaration reaffirming multilateral trade as per WTO rules

27 Jul 18 News

Leaders of the Brics bloc of emerging economies, meeting in the wake of tariff threats by US President Donald Trump, signed a declaration supporting an open and inclusive multilate...

DG Azevêdo: Now is the time to speak up for trade and the trading system

25 Jul 18 News

At a meeting of the full WTO membership held yesterday, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo outlined the economic and systemic threats posed by the growing tensions in global trade a...

8th Meeting of the BRICS Trade Ministers: Joint Communiqué

05 Jul 18 News

Joint Communiqué The 8th BRICS Trade Ministers met on 5 July 2018 in Magaliesburg, South Africa under the chairmanship of Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry ...

DG Azevêdo: “Our efforts in the WTO must translate into real trade gains for LDCs”

02 Jul 18 News

Addressing a meeting of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group on 28 June 2018, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said WTO members need to build on the progress achieved on LDC...

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27 Jun 18 News

A reminder: The Southern African Structured Trade Seminar is underway in Livingstone. For Twitter updates: #SAST2018 WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement: update “Almost 85% of...

WTO members take stock of progress on implementing Trade Facilitation Agreement

27 Jun 18 News

“Almost 85 per cent of WTO members have now completed their domestic ratification processes. This is great progress, but of course there is more to do,” DG Azevêdo said at the...

EU’s Malmström: bad domestic policies also make trade unfair

05 Jun 18 News

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström says domestic policy choices, such as taxation, are just as responsible as global trade rules for determining who benefits from globalizati...

Trade Facilitation in Africa: Progress, Performance and Potential

30 May 18 Publications

Trade facilitation refers to measures taken by a sovereign nation and its agencies to remove or ameliorate hindrances to cross-border trade of goods and services. In the African co...