Thirty years of WTO accessions
Since its establishment on 1 January 1995 to oversee the multilateral trade agreements negotiated by its 128 original members, the […]
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WTO, IFC launch joint publication on trade finance in Central America and Mexico
A joint publication on “Trade Finance in Central America and Mexico” was launched by Deputy Director-General Johanna Hill and International
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Trade finance in Central America — Mexico: A study of Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico
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Egypt launches safeguard investigation on hot rolled flat steel
On 29 April 2025, Egypt notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 22 April 2025 an investigation
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Bahrain formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
On 28 April, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Bahrain’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Bahrain’s
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Panel established to review EU duties on battery electric vehicles from China
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed at its meeting on 25 April to a request from China for the establishment
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Items proposed for consideration at the next meeting of Dispute Settlement Body
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 25 April
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EU initiates appeal arbitration in intellectual property dispute, discloses panel report
The European Union has initiated arbitration proceedings under Article 25 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) to review the findings
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Guatemala and Peru notify mutually agreed solution in agriculture dispute
On 23 April, Guatemala and Peru submitted a notification to the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body of a mutually agreed solution
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Call for applications launched for support to women exporters through WTO-ITC WEIDE Fund
The WTO-ITC Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund launched on 22 April its first call for applications for