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Recent News About World Trade Organization
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WTO's Okonjo-Iweala: 'I am delighted to welcome China's formal acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies'
The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently announced that China has formally accepted the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
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Okonjo-Iweala: 'I am delighted to welcome China's formal acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies'
On June 27, 2023, China formally accepted the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies which signifies China's commitment to addressing harmful subsidies and promoting sustainable fishing practices on a global scale. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed China's formal acceptance of the Agreement.
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Okonjo-Iweala: 'Projects like those proposed for this championship can make a difference'
On MSME Day, celebrated on June 27, 2023, the Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) announced three small business champions. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recognized the significant potential of the projects presented during the championship, emphasizing their capacity to make a substantial difference.
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Okonjo-Iweala: 'The trade disruptions caused by the shocks of the past three years have pushed economic security to the forefront'
The World Trade Organization Trade Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures was issued July 4.
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Okonjo-Iweala: 'The future of trade is services, digital and green — and it must be inclusive'
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Bank recently launched a joint publication that highlighted the rapid expansion of services exports in developing economies, which surpassed the global average growth rate in the past two decades. The publication also emphasized the need for further efforts to fully harness the potential of services trade in promoting development.
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WTO Ecuador Ambassador Valencia: 'We must accept the potentially transformative power of trade'
World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) Chair and Ecuador Ambassador José Valencia noted the power that trade policies could have over ecology-related world issues
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WTO Deputy Director-General Zhang: 'We all want the WTO to do more in helping LDCs'
World Trade Organization (WTO) Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang expressed his desire for the WTO to better support the trading capabilities of least developed countries.
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WTO Japan Ambassador Yamazaki: 'I believe one of the virtues of the WTO is a broader membership'
World Trade Organization (WTO) co-conveners from Japan, Australia and Singapore stressed the importance of maintaining the momentum made in negotiations during a WTO conference held from June 19 - 22 according to a press release published by the WTO on Thursday.
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WTO Director-General: 'France’s contribution symbolizes our ongoing commitment to these negotiations'
The French government has pledged EUR 1 million to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Fisheries Funding Mechanism according to a press release published by the WTO on Friday.
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WTO leader says agency creating 'a more conducive atmosphere' for substantive reform
World Trade Organization (WTO) members convened recently for an informal meeting to discuss potential reforms for the organization, with a particular focus on its deliberative function and institutional matters.
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WTO Director: 'I am happy to receive Belize's formal acceptance of the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement'
Belize has become the initial Central American member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the first member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to deposit its acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
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Okonjo-Iweala: 'A better path forward is what we are calling re-globalization'
World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recently reinforced her advocacy for re-globalization during her keynote speech at the 13th World Chambers Congress in Geneva.
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Okonjo-Iweala: World Trade Organization 'can find opportunities in the challenges'
This year, the World Trade Organization Chairs annual conference aimed its focus onto currently developing and least developed countries ahead of next year's MC13.
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WTO chief 'extends heartfelt appreciation' for Netherlands' support of fisheries program
The Netherlands recently made good on its pledge of EUR 1 million (about $1.1 million) to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Fisheries Funding Mechanism as part of an effort to aid developing and least-developed countries in implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
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Belize joins WTO, accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Belize became the initial Central American member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the first member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to deposit its acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
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Nigeria officially accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, becomes second African WTO nation to do so
Nigeria recently became the second African member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to deposit its acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
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WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Calls for Global Cooperation in Unlocking Digital Economy's Benefits
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Calls for Global Cooperation in Unlocking Digital Economy's Benefits at a workshop on e-commerce
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Canada becomes fifth WTO member to accept Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Canada recently became the fifth WTO member to accept an agreement that seeks to end harmful subsidies in the global fishing industry.
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WTO's Okonjo-Iweala at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: 'In order to allow growth to recover, we have to strengthen multilateralism'
At the recent World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed the need for governments to combat division by strengthening trade with all nations.
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World Trade Organization highlights progress on trade and gender: ‘Gender issues are now considered as part of the WTO's work’
At their last meeting of the year held on Dec. 12, the members of the Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender of the World Trade Organization highlighted the progress on trade and gender they made in 2022 and how they’ll take the next steps in 2023.