Russia notifies launch of safeguard investigation on tinplate
On 11 March 2026, the Russian Federation notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it...
Launch of third phase of EIF activities at MC14 high-level event
A high-level event marking the launch of the Enhanced Integrated Framework’s (EIF) third phase of...
WTO chairpersons for 2026
The WTO General Council, on 11 March 2026, noted consensus on a slate of names...
Director-General updates members on final preparations for “turning point” ministerial
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala updated members on final preparations for the WTO’s upcoming 14th Ministerial Conference...
Uzbekistan commits to maintaining “strong momentum” to accede to WTO in 2026
At a meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan on 9 March...
The value of the WTO: An economics viewpoint in six instalments
Why do economies negotiate trade agreements? If unilateral free trade can benefit an economy, why...
From field to factory, football and fashion: MC14 high-level event to spotlight cotton
A high-level event on cotton will be held on the eve of the 14th Ministerial...
Coordinators of Plastics Dialogue ready ministerial statement and other outcomes for MC14
The coordinators of the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) on...
Chair of agriculture talks circulates revised draft text, as MC14 outline emerges
The Chair of the negotiations on agriculture, Ambassador Ali Sarfraz Hussain (Pakistan), has circulated a...