Tag: WTO

Global merchandise trade has continued to recover in 2021 following a steep but brief pandemic-induced drop in the second quarter of last year, according to the latest WTO Goods Trade ...

Okonjo Iweala, Director-General of WTO has urged member countries to contribute to greater equity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the globe. She noted that equity in distribution can ...

The WTO, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), launched on May 3, 2021, its first Virtual Course on Trade and Public ...

Trade policy barriers such as tariffs and regulations account for at least 14% of trade costs according to estimates from the WTO Trade Cost Index launched on April 30, 2021. ...

The WTO has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2021 WTO Essay Award. This competition aims to promote high-quality research on trade policy and international ...

The WTO has issued a call for proposals for this year’s Public Forum, whose theme is ‘Trade beyond COVID-19: Building Resilience’. As such, it is calling on participants interested in ...

The WTO is welcoming applications for its 2022 Young Professionals Programme (YPP). The YPP allows qualified young professionals from developing and least-developed countries to enhance their knowledge regarding WTO and ...

The WTO has forecast the World merchandise trade volume to increase by 8.0% in 2021 after falling 5.3% in 2020. The contraction in 2020 was smaller than previously estimated. However, trade ...

The WTO has launched a new publication on trade digitization and MSME financing.  The publication seeks to identify the challenges related to trade financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises ...

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has stated that action on trade can help alleviate debt pressures on the poorest countries. According to her, lowering trade barriers gives countries more opportunities to push down ...