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26 November 2018
The leaders of the G20 will meet on 30 November and 1 December in Buenos Aires for their annual summit. They need to acknowledge that the last two years have been characterised by strong headwinds for the world economy . This time, however, it is not a mixture of poor macroeconomic policies and bad...
22 November 2018
WTO members are debating how to resolve long-standing disagreements over agricultural export restrictions and their impact on humanitarian food aid, sources told Bridges, with the issue taking centre stage during an informal meeting convened on 15 November by the chair of the organisation’s...
14 November 2018
There is a need to introduce some flexibility into global trade policies and institutions given the current trade tensions, anti-globalisation sentiments, and the large number of countries that participate in WTO negotiations. Large food net importers and large food net exporters have common and...
13 November 2018
On its seventieth anniversary, the multilateral trading system faces heightened risk and policy uncertainty . In the face of these risks, G20 leaders have a historic responsibility to preserve the gains derived from global economic integration, including increased living standards and productivity...
12 November 2018
一群WTO成员分发一份来文，建议总理事会通过一系列“提高透明度和加强WTO协定下通报要求的程序。”该提案提出了一系列“行政措施”，可适用于在向全球贸易俱乐部提交通知方面落后的成员。 该文件是由阿根廷、哥斯达黎加、欧盟、日本和美国的代表提交的。美国驻WTO大使Dennis Shea和欧盟驻WTO大使Marc Vanheukelen于上个月在世界贸易组织公共论坛上预示了他们起草这一提案的意图，并将其命名为它们支持全球贸易俱乐部现代化所做工作的一个方面。（《桥周报》，2018年10月11日） 世贸组织成员将在11月12-13日所举行的WTO货物贸易理事会会议期间讨论该信息及其他主题。...
8 November 2018
The EU’s incoming rules on cadmium in chocolate and other foodstuffs again drew scrutiny from some developing country WTO members at a meeting of the organisation’s Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures on 1-2 November, trade sources say. The regulation takes effect in less than...
1 November 2018
Thirteen international trade ministers gathered in Ottawa on 24-25 October to issue a call for action to strengthen the World Trade Organization (WTO), with officials weighing options for modernising the global trade club by way of updating its negotiation process, improving its dispute settlement...
25 October 2018
A meeting of over a dozen trade ministers is underway in Ottawa, Canada, this week, with participants set to weigh possible ideas for updating the WTO that they can then bring back to discussions with the rest of the global trade club. The 24-25 October event began with an opening reception and...
25 October 2018
Australia has been accepted as member of the WTO’s plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), capping three years of negotiations with existing parties to join the accord. The Oceanic nation’s bid was endorsed by GPA parties last week, with Canberra now due to complete its domestic...
18 October 2018
The preparations for Brexit have been a top-line agenda item for trade negotiators in Geneva, with the subject of how to divvy up EU and UK tariff-rate quotas being one of the main items for review at a meeting of the WTO’s Market Access Committee last week. Sources expect the process to require...
4 October 2018
The WTO’s Public Forum is wrapping up today in Geneva, Switzerland, after bringing together representatives from government, civil society, international organisations, academia, and the private sector for three days of meetings under the overarching theme of “Trade 2030.” Among the various...
1 October 2018
The World Trade Organization remains an indispensable organisation but it requires urgent modernisation. Members have to face the reality that the organisation requires non-cosmetic, serious root-and-branch reform for a WTO adapted to 21 st century economic and political realities. The range of...
27 September 2018
The WTO’s agriculture negotiations resumed last week after the organisation’s annual August hiatus. While the discussions were mainly limited to reviewing negotiating submissions, analysis, and data, some sources indicated that the level of engagement seemed noticeably improved from recent meetings...