News from July 2023
WTO Ecuador Ambassador Valencia: 'We must accept the potentially transformative power of trade'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 8, 2023
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
WTO Deputy Director-General Zhang: 'We all want the WTO to do more in helping LDCs'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 7, 2023
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.
FranConnect CEO: 'We are thrilled to bring FranConnect's cutting-edge franchise and multi-location management solutions to Australian franchisors and businesses'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 6, 2023
Multi-location management solutions company, FranConnect, based in Virginia, has launched operations in Australia and APAC and has appointed Paul Sharpe as general manager of A/NZ, according to a press release.
WTO Japan Ambassador Yamazaki: 'I believe one of the virtues of the WTO is a broader membership'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 6, 2023
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.
Partyka: ‘Home solar battery solutions have become a crucial need in an age of frequent energy crises, and that's what inspired the EcoFlow PowerStream’
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 5, 2023
EcoFlow, based in San Francisco, California, has launched its first ever first balcony solar system with a portable power station, the EcoFlow PowerStream.
WTO Director-General: 'France’s contribution symbolizes our ongoing commitment to these negotiations'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 5, 2023
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.
WTO leader says agency creating 'a more conducive atmosphere' for substantive reform
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 3, 2023
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.
IDB Invest: ‘IDB Invest finances companies and projects to achieve financial results and maximize sustainable development in the region’
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 3, 2023
IDB Invest, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, has raised EUR500 million through a fixed-rate benchmark bond. The deal serves as the second euro-denominated bond and longest benchmark bond to date.
WTO Director: 'I am happy to receive Belize's formal acceptance of the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 2, 2023
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.
Okonjo-Iweala: 'A better path forward is what we are calling re-globalization'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 2, 2023
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.
Okonjo-Iweala: World Trade Organization 'can find opportunities in the challenges'
By Globe Banner Report | Jul 1, 2023
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.