WTO members eye preparations for enacting trade facilitation deal

June 20, 2016

WTO members are preparing to put in place the first new global trade deal in decades – the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) – given that three-quarters of the ratifications needed for entry into force have now been submitted to the Geneva-based organisation.

 

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Topics: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) TRADE FACILITATION

Regions: AFRICA

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)

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