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More than 40 ministers issue joint statement affirming support for the WTO

12 Dec 17 News

Ministers from 44 World Trade Organisation (WTO) members issued a joint statement on 11 December underlining their support for the WTO and reaffirming the “centrality” of the r...

Ministerial Conference opens with signing of presidential declaration in support of WTO

11 Dec 17 News

The World Trade Organization’s 11th Ministerial Conference opened in Buenos Aires on 10 December with a forceful declaration by four Latin American presidents pledging support fo...

11th WTO Ministerial Conference – Buenos Aires: Resource box

08 Dec 17 News

World Trade Organisation (WTO) members wrapped up their 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 13 December 2017, having brought together nearly 4,000 mini...

International customs community adopts the Luxor Resolution on cross-border e-commerce and issues a communiqué to the WTO MC11

08 Dec 17 News

The WCO Policy Commission (PC) has seized the momentum garnered in the domain of electronic commerce and has unanimously adopted the Luxor Resolution at its meeting held this week ...

AU Trade Commissioner says Africa doing right to create FTA

07 Dec 17 News

Africa is doing the right thing in creating the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) despite the current retreat from multilateralism, Albert Muchanga, the African Union’s Commissi...

African trade blocs urged to adopt pact and ease commerce

30 Nov 17 News

Members 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 News

Statement 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 News

As 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 News

Communication 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 News

South 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 News

Statement 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 News

Report 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 News

Document 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 News

Ministers 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 News

Submission 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 News

Trade 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 News

WTO 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 News

Today, 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 News

Launching 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 News

While 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...