NEWS FROM ABROAD
News from a selection of international sources.
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Global services trade remained sluggish in the first quarter of 2021, falling 9% year-on-year after posting a 21% decline... -
At a meeting of all WTO delegation heads on 23 July, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members to bring...
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Participants in the negotiations on electronic commerce have secured agreements on additional elements of a future e-commerce agreement and...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the WTO on 21 July hosted a High-Level Dialogue on “Expanding COVID-19 vaccine...
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WTO members took note of trade facilitation commitments due to be implemented by year end at the 20 July...
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The United States announced it is joining the negotiations on services domestic regulation at a meeting of the initiative’s...
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At a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 20 July 2021, WTO...
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The WTO Secretariat has issued an indicative list of trade-related bottlenecks and trade-facilitating measures on critical products to combat...
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A total of 34 officials from 12 least-developed countries are taking part in the WTO’s first Virtual Introductory Trade...
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WTO members taking part in a new initiative on trade and environmental sustainability provided their first comments on 19...
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At a meeting of the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures on 15-16 July, WTO members discussed how...