MIL-OSI Banking: Workshop promotes comprehensive approach to trade, IP and health disciplines
Source: WTO News Headline: Workshop promotes comprehensive approach to trade, IP and health disciplines The “Trade and Health Workshop” is an advanced and multidisciplinary activity. It was organized by the WTO Secretariat, in close collaboration with the secretariats of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It followed the approach […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Indonesia Launches Safeguard Investigation on Aluminium Foil
Source: WTO News Headline: Indonesia Launches Safeguard Investigation on Aluminium Foil In the notification, Indonesia indicated, among other things, as follows:“(i) Those having substantial interest and wishing to be considered as interested parties in this investigation should submit written request within a period of 15 days in Indonesia from the date of initiation to the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Market Access Committee sees considerable increase in activity
Source: WTO News Headline: Market Access Committee sees considerable increase in activity WTO schedules of concessions have been regularly changed and updated since 1995, so it is important for the Committee on Market Access to keep track of them (a list of the changes can be found here). These include a series of modifications necessary […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: IMF-WB-WTO-OECD Conference ‘How global trade can promote growth for all’
Source: WTO News Headline: IMF-WB-WTO-OECD Conference ‘How global trade can promote growth for all’ Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.It’s a pleasure to be here – and to be joining forces with Christine, Jim and Angel for this important conference, at this crucial moment in global trade.Today’s event is intended to reinforce some economic fundamentals – […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: WTO, IMF, World Bank and OECD heads call for new focus on trade as a driver of growth
Source: WTO News Headline: WTO, IMF, World Bank and OECD heads call for new focus on trade as a driver of growth DG Azevedo said: “The trading system is not perfect – but it represents the best efforts of governments around the world, working together for 70 years, to find ways to cooperate on trade […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: WTO joins with IFC, regional development banks and IMF to boost financial inclusion in trade
Source: WTO News Headline: WTO joins with IFC, regional development banks and IMF to boost financial inclusion in trade At a special session during the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, the organizations committed themselves to finding ways to close the gaps in trade […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: IFC-WTO event: “Financial inclusion in trade: Reducing the global trade finance gap”
Source: WTO News Headline: IFC-WTO event: “Financial inclusion in trade: Reducing the global trade finance gap” Remarks by DG AzevêdoExcellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Good afternoon.It’s a pleasure to co-host this event on trade finance with the IFC today. Thank you for joining us.Over the past few years our institutions have strengthened our dialogue on trade finance. This […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Madagascar launches two safeguard investigations: on pasta and on blankets
Source: WTO News Headline: Madagascar launches two safeguard investigations: on pasta and on blankets In both notifications Madagascar indicated, among other things, that:“Any entity wishing to be considered as an interested party must register with the ANMCC [i.e. investigating authority] within 30 days of the date of initiation of the investigation. Any comments, information or […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: “The importance of the rules-based multilateral trading system cannot be overestimated”
Source: WTO News Headline: “The importance of the rules-based multilateral trading system cannot be overestimated” The Vice-Chancellor, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professors, Students and Distinguished Guests:I will start by thanking the University of Western Cape for inviting me to speak to you today on “Africa’s Stake in the Multilateral Trading System”. This University […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Banking: Liechtenstein gives CHF 40,000 to deepen negotiating skill-set of developing countries
Source: WTO News Headline: Liechtenstein gives CHF 40,000 to deepen negotiating skill-set 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 fund was […]
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