Topics: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) TRADE FACILITATION TARIFF LIBERALIZATION ECONOMIC GROWTH SERVICES LABOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES) ELECTRONIC COMMERCE NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT) MULTILATERALISM REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS) PROTECTIONISM MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM ECONOMIC INTEGRATION NAIROBI MINISTERIAL WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS)
Regions: CANADA AFGHANISTAN
Co-Authors: THE WORLD BANK INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Three proponent groups announced new initiatives to advance talks at the WTO on the issues of electronic commerce, investment facilitation and micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs). The... READ MORE
The International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the WTO today unveiled an innovative tool to help businesses, in particular smaller firms,... READ MORE
The purpose of this publication is to disseminate information on national experiences, best practices and recommendations with respect to the establishment and functioning of NCTFs. It is based on... READ MORE
Concluded at the WTO’s 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference, the TFA entered into force on 22 February 2017 following its ratification by two-thirds of the WTO membership. In line with the Agreement, the... READ MORE
In this study the authors argue that the benefits from opening trade are broad and deep. Trade liberalization has generated higher living standards through greater productivity, increased competiti... READ MORE
A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the World Trade Organization entered into force. In... READ MORE
Canada has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), making it the 103rd WTO member to do so. Only seven more ratifications from members are needed to bring the TFA into force. READ MORE
The 2016 World Trade Report examines the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in international trade, how the international trade landscape is changing for SMEs, and what the... READ MORE
WTO members need to avoid putting up barriers and “get trade moving again” in order to address slow global economic growth, according to the Director-General’s mid-year report on trade-related develop... READ MORE
WTO members revived this week long-standing talks to deepen the WTO’s scrutiny of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in line with instructions laid out by ministers last December. Provisions in the rece... READ MORE
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed on 17 December the pledges made by governments and private sector entities to help developing and least-developed countries implement the WTO’s Trade Facilita... READ MORE
Trade ministers unanimously welcomed Afghanistan’s WTO membership deal, which was approved at a ceremony attended by Mr Mohammad Khan Rahmani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Director-Genera... READ MORE
In his report to the General Council on 7 December about the potential outcomes of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo urged WTO members to “seize the last opportunity... READ MORE
A major obstacle to advancing the understanding of RTAs is the absence of detailed information about their contents. This limits empirical analysis of their economic effects and policy debate betwe... READ MORE