Trade updates

World merchandise trade is now projected to grow 0.9% in 2025, up from the −0.2% contraction forecasted in April but […]

The WTO published today (7 August) its 2025 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2024

On 6 August, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Sri Lanka’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from

The provisional programme for this year’s Public Forum is now available on the WTO website. The programme provides information on

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard welcomed a visiting bipartisan delegation of 28 members from the US House

Global services trade growth slowed in the first quarter of 2025 to 5% year-on-year, roughly half the pace recorded in

On 30 July 2025, South Africa notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 25 July 2025 an

Trade imbalances have long been a concern for policymakers, prompting calls for corrective trade measures. Recent tariff actions — framed

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced the appointment of Jennifer DJ Nordquist of the United States as a new Deputy Director-General.

The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 25 July