Africa’s intra-regional trade in services stands at 7%
The share of intra-regional trade in services is very low in Africa, accounting for only 7% as of 2019 even though it comprises more than 50 economies. This is contained ...
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New webpage launched for WIPO-WTO Colloquium Papers
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have launched a new webpage providing comprehensive access to the WIPO-WTO Colloquium Papers. This is a joint academic ...
Austria supports trade-related academic activities in LDCs
The government of Austria has contributed EUR 200,000 to help academic institutions in developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) build their expertise in trade policy, international trade economics, international ...
Despite the overall trade downturn, medical goods upticked in the first half of 2020- WTO report
An update report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on trade among 97 world economies shows a decline in total trade in goods by 14 percent in the first ...
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 ...
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 ...
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