Finland commits EUR 2.5 million to new phase of EIF support for sustainable trade in LDCs
Finland has pledged EUR 2.5 million to the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), providing an important early boost to the initiative’s […]
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WTO members discuss ways to reinvigorate services negotiations
At a meeting on 12 June, WTO members exchanged views on ways to reinvigorate work under the Council for Trade
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Registration opens for 6th WHO-WIPO-WTO Trilateral Cooperation Technical Webinar
The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO will hold a joint technical webinar
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Panama formally accepts WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
On 12 June, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Panama’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Panama’s
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Participants in IFD Agreement step up outreach and needs assessments for developing members
At a meeting on 10 June 2025, the 126 WTO members participating in the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement
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DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic to the WTO
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, on 11 June at the
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DDG Hill: WTO members’ engagement vital to unlocking the benefits of digital trade
On 10 June, WTO Deputy Director-General Johanna Hill participated alongside WTO members and industry representatives in a TradeExperettes event focused
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UN Ocean Conference 2025
Remarks by Director General Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaWorld Trade Organization — Latest news
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Deadline for submitting proposals for 2025 Public Forum extended to 22 June
The deadline for submitting proposals for this year’s Public Forum — entitled “Enhance, Create and Preserve” — has been extended
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Trade critical to ocean sustainability — DG Okonjo-Iweala at UN Ocean Conference
By aligning trade policies with ocean sustainability, we can better support sustainable development while protecting the oceans, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala