World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. Established on 1 January 1995,… more
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WTO members discuss professional qualification recognition and other services trade issues #ServicesTrade
WTO members discuss professional qualification recognition and other services trade issues
The WTO Council for Trade in Services met on 2 and 3 October to discuss how to facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications to promote services trade and development. Members also considered the way forward for a proposal in support of least-developed countries and discussed various services trade concerns.
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MSME Working Group reviews new trade initiatives, highlights exemplary businesses #SME
MSME Working Group reviews new trade initiatives, highlights exemplary businesses
The Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) on 3 October reviewed recent initiatives in international fora aimed at empowering small businesses through trade and highlighted preparations for the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). Several small businesses were showcased and participants shared experiences on helping companies transition from the informal economy.
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AI goods and frontloading lift world trade in 2025 but outlook dims for 2026 #WTOStats #GlobalTrade #WTOPublications
AI goods and frontloading lift world trade in 2025 but outlook dims for 2026
Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.
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WTO members share tools and insights to advance fossil fuel subsidy reform
WTO members share tools and insights to advance fossil fuel subsidy reform
WTO members participating in the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFSR) initiative met on 2 October to share experiences on fiscal tools and programmes for subsidy reform, as well as on fossil fuel subsidies provided to emissions-intensive sectors. They also reviewed work on rolling back crisis-related energy support measures and enhancing transparency of fossil fuel subsidies.
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The General Council, the WTO’s highest decision-making body outside Ministerial Conferences, meets today. On the agenda: current trade issues, review of recent work, discussions on WTO reform, updates on activities by members.
Learn more about the GC: www.wto.org/english/thew...
Learn more about the GC: www.wto.org/english/thew...
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Thanks to the UK government, especially Minister H.E. Chris Bryant, DG Kate Joseph, Amb Kumar Iyer, DPR Rebecca Fisher Lamb and their team for some substantive and thought provoking discussions on WTO reform at @wiltonpark.bsky.social. (1/2)
Committee reviews work on transparency, discusses AI, semiconductors, metrology in trade #WTOTBT
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<!--WTH:INSERT_OGINTRO-->At a meeting on 2 October, the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) advanced preparations for thematic discussions on critical and emerging technologies, good regulatory practices and metrology in trade to be held in November. WTO members also considered further refining their notification processes and the way their TBT measures are tracked in the ePing platform<!--/WTH:INSERT_OGINTRO-->
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WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on Indonesian steel products #TradeDisputes
WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on Indonesian steel products
On 2 October, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Indonesia in
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DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes calls of support for WTO, urges meaningful MC14 outcomes dlvr.it/TNNZTv
DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes calls of support for WTO, urges meaningful MC14 outcomes
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed recent calls of support for the WTO and the multilateral trading system from world leaders and urged members to show the political will and flexibility to...
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DDG Zhang highlights continued relevance of WTO, importance of business input in its work dlvr.it/TNNZPs
DDG Zhang highlights continued relevance of WTO, importance of business input in its work
In remarks delivered to a visiting group of Chinese business entrepreneurs on 26 September, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang underlined the continued importance of the WTO and the rules-based t...
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Bahrain contributes USD 200,000 to WTO–ITC Fund to support women exporters #Tradeforwomen dlvr.it/TNNMx0
Bahrain contributes USD 200,000 to WTO-ITC Fund to support women exporters
More women entrepreneurs will be able to expand their digital and export skills following a new contribution from the Kingdom of Bahrain to a global fund set up to help expand opportunities for women-...
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Ethiopia’s WTO accession process enters decisive phase #WTOaccessions
Ethiopia’s WTO accession process enters decisive phase
Speaking at the sixth meeting of the Working Party on Ethiopia’s accession to the WTO on 26 September, Ethiopia’s Minister of Trade and Regional Integration and Chief Trade Negotiator, Kassahun Gofe Balami, said that Ethiopia’s accession “has entered a decisive phase”. He also reaffirmed the country’s commitment to meeting the requirements for Ethiopia to join the WTO at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in March 2026.
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The Dominican Republic launches safeguard investigation on sweet and savoury biscuits
The Dominican Republic launches safeguard investigation on sweet and savoury biscuits of all kinds, industrially or mass-produced, and made primarily from wheat
On 25 September 2025, the Dominican Republic notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 19 September 2025 a safeguard investigation on sweet and savoury biscuits of all kinds, industrially or mass-produced, and made primarily from wheat.
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Great news! Many thanks to the Kingdom of Bahrain for its contribution to the WEIDE Fund of $200,000. Bahrain has been at the forefront in empowering women entrepreneurs. (1/3)
Committee reviews farm policies, follows up on ministerial outcomes, addresses food security #WTOAg
Committee reviews farm policies, follows up on ministerial outcomes, addresses food security
At a meeting of the WTO Committee on Agriculture on 25-26 September, members discussed key issues surrounding trade and food security. Led by chairperson Diego Alfieri of Brazil, the meeting provided members with the opportunity for a frank exchange of views on a range of topics.
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AI to boost trade by nearly 40% by 2040 if gaps are bridged, World Trade Report 2025 finds www.wto.org/english/news...
AI to boost trade by nearly 40% by 2040 if gaps are bridged, World Trade Report 2025 finds
The 2025 edition of the World Trade Report reveals that, with the right enabling policies, artificial intelligence (AI) could boost the value of cross-border flows of goods and services by nearly 40% ...
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📢 In this month's WTO "News Harvest":
▶️Farm groups react to shifting trade landscape
▶️WTO #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement enters into force
▶️UN highlights role of trade in food security #SOFI2025
▶️Food, farming on #WTOPublicForum agenda
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▶️Farm groups react to shifting trade landscape
▶️WTO #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement enters into force
▶️UN highlights role of trade in food security #SOFI2025
▶️Food, farming on #WTOPublicForum agenda
Read: bit.ly/3HWZRg0
Subscribe: bit.ly/3QG7K9A #WTOAg
by World Trade Organization — Reposted by: Robert Wolfe
WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force #fisheriessubsidies dlvr.it/TN4th8
WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force
At a special General Council meeting on 15 September, WTO members celebrated the entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which commits members to curbing billions of dollars in a...
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☕📱👕 Your coffee, your phone, your shirt. Ever wonder how they all reach you?
In #AsktheWTO, our new video series, Santiago Wills explains the multilateral trading system: what it is, why it matters to your daily life, and how it shapes global trade.
What trade term should we break down next? ⬇️
In #AsktheWTO, our new video series, Santiago Wills explains the multilateral trading system: what it is, why it matters to your daily life, and how it shapes global trade.
What trade term should we break down next? ⬇️
What is the multilateral trading system? | Ask the WTO
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WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia #TradeDisputes bit.ly/3HRcnNR
WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia
On 22 August the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Indonesia in “European Union — Countervailing Duties on Imports of Biodiesel from Indonesia” (DS618).
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First beneficiaries selected under the WEIDE Fund for women entrepreneurs #Tradeforwomen #SME dlvr.it/TMVdwG
First beneficiaries selected under the WEIDE Fund for women entrepreneurs
The Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund, launched by the WTO Secretariat and the International Trade Centre (ITC) in 2024, announced on 14 August the first cohort of women-led micro, s...
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by World Trade Organization — Reposted by: Markus W. Gehring
Brazil initiates WTO dispute regarding US tariff measures #TradeDisputes dlvr.it/TMQhyg
DG Okonjo-Iweala, DDG Ellard meet US Congressional delegation bit.ly/4lg2uqx
DG Okonjo-Iweala, DDG Ellard meet US Congressional delegation
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard welcomed a visiting bipartisan delegation of 28 members from the US House of Representatives on 6 August, one of the larg...
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Services exports in Europe and North America increased by only 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, down from 8% and 11% respectively in the first quarter of 2024. In contrast, strong growth was sustained in Asia at 9%. bit.ly/4lSDyXk
Services trade growth slows in first quarter of 2025
Global services trade growth slowed in the first quarter of 2025 to 5% year-on-year, roughly half the pace recorded in both 2024 and 2023. The appreciation of the US dollar against the euro and other ...
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