Kenyan student wins 2020 TET Award
A Ph. D candidate at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, Majune Kraido Socrates, has won the 2020 Trade Economist Thematic (TET) Award . The Economist Thematic Award is a new ...
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Trade restrictions declining amidst COVID-19 pandemic
The Director-General’s latest annual overview of trade-related developments show a marked slowdown in the number of trade-restrictive and trade-facilitating measures adopted by WTO members related to goods trade over the ...
Sweden gives SEK40m to meet farm trade standards
The government of Sweden has pledged SEK 40 million over the period 2020-2023 to help developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) participate more actively in agricultural trade. This grant to the ...
Over 900,000 petition WTO over COVID-19 vaccines
Over 900,000 individuals from around the world have signed a petition calling for universal access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines. The petition was delivered virtually by Avaaz, a global online citizen ...
Global trade rebound partially in Q3
The third quarter of 2020 saw a partial rebound of global trade in manufactured goods, led by electronics, textiles, and automotive products, as production resumed and lockdown measures were eased ...
AfCFTA holds potential in boosting intra-African trade
Deputy Director-General (DDG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Yonov Frederick Agah, has stated that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds tremendous potential in boosting intra-African trade. According ...
COVID-19; an opportunity to reform, renew and strengthen the trading system – DDG Agah
Deputy Director-General (DDG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Yonov Frederick Agah stated that the current crisis presents an opportunity to reform, renew and strengthen the trading system so that ...
DDG Wolff calls for new initiatives to cut tariffs on medical supplies and equipment
Deputy Director-General (DDG) Alan Wolff stated that there is the need to include new initiatives to eliminate tariffs on pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and medical equipment and to create a global ...
Estonia donates EUR 20,000 to help developing countries enhance trading capacities
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 indicated that Estonia has contributed EUR 20,000 (CHF 21,000) in 2020 to enhance the trading capacities of developing countries and ...
COVID 19 to increase cost of trade- WTO warns
A Recent report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) titled “Trade Costs in The Time of Global Pandemic” warns of possible increase in trade costs due to COVID-19 disruptions. ...
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