MIL-OSI Banking: Lithuania gives EUR 20,000 to help developing countries improve negotiating skill-set
Source: WTO News Headline: Lithuania gives EUR 20,000 to help developing countries improve negotiating skill-set This donation to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) will finance training workshops for officials in Geneva and elsewhere to help them better understand and implement WTO agreements. Over 2,600 workshops have been organized since the fund […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Venezuela initiates WTO dispute case against Colombia regarding liquid fuel restrictions
Source: WTO News Headline: Venezuela initiates WTO dispute case against Colombia regarding liquid fuel restrictions Venezuela claims the measures concerning liquid fuel distribution and licensing, surcharges on products, market access and product quotation policies appear to be inconsistent with provisions under the WTO’s General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994. Further information is available […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Philippines launches safeguard investigation on ceramic floor and wall tiles
Source: WTO News Headline: Philippines launches safeguard investigation on ceramic floor and wall tiles In a domestic notice of initiation attached to the notification to the WTO, the Philippines indicated, among other things, that interested parties must make their submissions concerning the investigation “within five (5) days from the date of publication of this notice”. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Online registration opens for the 16th WIPO-WTO colloquium for IP teachers
Source: WTO News Headline: Online registration opens for the 16th WIPO-WTO colloquium for IP teachers Online registration for the 16th WIPO-WTO colloquium for teachers of intellectual property (IP) is now open. The colloquium, which will take place in Geneva from 17 to 27 June 2019, aims at helping teachers from developing countries and economies in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Guest Article: 2019: The Year to End Harmful Fisheries Subsidies
Source: Small Island Developing States A truth that is fundamental to humanity’s existence is that the Ocean sustains life on planet Earth. Think only of the way the Ocean provides us with over 50 percent of the oxygen we breathe, and the motivation to secure the Ocean’s health is incontrovertible. With that health now under […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Turkey launches safeguard investigation on yarn of nylon or other polyamides
Source: WTO News Headline: Turkey launches safeguard investigation on yarn of nylon or other polyamides In the notification, Turkey indicated, among other things, as follows: “The interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigation page https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret-politikasi-savunma-araclari/korunma-onlemleri/sorusturmalar The interested parties are required to fill in the questionnaires within 30 (thirty) days from the date […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Austria gives EUR 400,000 to help developing countries take part in trade talks
Source: WTO News Headline: Austria gives EUR 400,000 to help developing countries take part in trade talks This donation to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund will finance training workshops for officials in Geneva and elsewhere to help them better understand and implement WTO agreements. Over 2,600 workshops have been organized since the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: WTO members voice commitment to intensify fisheries subsidies negotiations in 2019
Source: WTO News Headline: WTO members voice commitment to intensify fisheries subsidies negotiations in 2019 The Negotiating Group Chair, Ambassador Roberto Zapata Barradas (Mexico), at the meeting called on heads of delegation to empower their technical experts to step up efforts to build consensus and bridge gaps in the negotiations so that an agreement can […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Republic of Korea gives USD 300,000 to deepen negotiating skills of developing countries
Source: WTO News Headline: Republic of Korea gives USD 300,000 to deepen negotiating skills of developing countries This donation to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund will finance training workshops for officials in Geneva and elsewhere to help them better understand and implement WTO agreements. Over 2,600 workshops have been organized since the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: ICC-WTO Small Business Champions: DG welcomes Brazilian project to lower barriers for MSMEs
Source: WTO News Headline: ICC-WTO Small Business Champions: DG welcomes Brazilian project to lower barriers for MSMEs DG Azevêdo and ICC Brazil Executive-Director, Gabriel Petrus, heard that CNI has successfully completed a range of activities, including a survey of small businesses aimed at identifying the difficulties they face in trading internationally, a series of capacity-building […]
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