WTO aims for agreement on fisheries subsidies in July 2021
World Trade Organization (WTO) members reviewed work undertaken in March and April to advance negotiations on an agreement to curb…
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Agbakoba reiterates stance on Nigeria’s international trade in major…
Maritime lawyer and Lead Partner at Olisa Agbakoba Legal, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has reiterated his stance that Nigeria needs a…
WTO General Council to consider appointment of Okonjo-Iweala to lead the…
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A special meeting of the WTO’s General Council will be held on 15 February 2021 to consider Ngozi…
WTO members delay agreement on fisheries subsidies to 2021
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Despite switching to online meetings and written consultations to continue negotiations, WTO members were…
WTO members continue fisheries talks as 2020 deadline looms
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The Chair of the WTO negotiating group in charge of fisheries talks introduced a revised version of the draft…
How trade policy can help achieve the UN goal on zero hunger
Policies that affect trade and markets can have consequences for progress in all five action areas under SDG 2.
WTO launches new import licensing platform
Four years of work by the WTO Secretariat bore fruit with the launch on 9 October 2020 of the new import licensing database.
WTO members advance text negotiations on fisheries subsidies
World Trade Organization (WTO) members began work on a consolidated draft document towards an agreement on curbing harmful…
WTO warns of increasing trade costs due to pandemic
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has issued an information note outlining where and how trade costs may increase due to the…
Nominees for WTO DG position attend special General Council Meeting to…
Nominated candidates from Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Moldova, Saudi Arabia, and the UK for the post of…