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• Fisheries subsidies chair circulates new text in “final push” to reach agreement at MC13

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• Fisheries subsidies chair circulates new text in “final push” to reach agreement at MC13

  December 21, 2023 5:49 pm - WTO News

  The chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson of Iceland, on 21 December circulated a new draft text on curbing subsidies contributing to overcapacity and overfishing in order to help members push the negotiations over the finish line [...]

• DDG Paugam: Fight against climate change can also bring trade opportunities for LDCs

  December 17, 2023 5:31 pm - WTO News

  The effort to combat climate change is also an opportunity for least developed countries (LDCs) to leverage their advantages and benefit from trade opportunities offered by green specialization, Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam said on 3 December. Speaking at a Trade [...]

• MC13 Chair briefs members on ministerial preparations; members approve budget increase

  December 15, 2023 5:49 pm - WTO News

  At a 13-15 December meeting of the WTO’s General Council, members heard from the Chair of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), H.E. Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates, on [...]

• Regional Trade and Public Health Workshop in Kuwait confirms value of collaborative work

  December 14, 2023 5:48 pm - WTO News

  A total of 28 senior officials working in the areas of health, intellectual property and trade from WTO Arab and Middle East members and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) took part in the multi-agency Regional Trade and Public Health Workshop, [...]

• WTO members congratulate Bhutan on graduating from LDC status

  December 13, 2023 5:48 pm - WTO News

  At a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on 13 December, WTO members welcomed Bhutan’s commitment to revitalizing its negotiations on joining the WTO and congratulated the country on its graduation from LDC status. The Secretariat of [...]