WTO launches applications for 2026 Young Trade Leaders Programme
The WTO is inviting applications for the 2026 Young Trade Leaders Programme, an initiative aimed...
DDG Zhang welcomes 2026 cohorts of participants in two technical assistance programmes
A ceremony held at the WTO headquarters on 12 March marked the launch of the...
Members review record SPS trade concerns; group weighs transparency challenges, solutions
Meeting on 11-13 March, the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures reviewed 76 SPS-related...
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...