World Trade Organisation
20 Dec
Cross-border digitally delivered services are the fastest growing segment of international trade, with new players emerging, registering an almost fourfold increase in value since 2005, a new report has said.
16 Aug 2023
Deputy Director-General (DDG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ananbel Gonzalez, has urged developed nations to increase trade capacity building to help developing economies implement new commitments
8 Aug 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. It is gathered that Okonjo-Iweala arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 2:50 pm alongside former Minister of State for Health under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Dr. Ali Pate.…
21 Jul 2023
In a bid to assist and give a lifeline to small businesses and female entrepreneurs, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members have renewed their agreement to wave customs duties on electronic transmissions.
6 Jul 2023
World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged G20 nations to end the export restrictions on food, feed and fertilisers, which are compromising the predictable flow of food through international markets and contributing to price volatility.
30 Jun 2023
Member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have been urged to consider the crucial role of international standards in addressing regulatory fragmentation of digital technology and intangible digital products (IDPs)
28 Jun 2023
Nigeria and other World Trade Organisation (WTO) members, which were among the first to formally accept the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, have called on other member-States to do the same to ensure entry into force of the historic agreement for ocean sustainability.
27 Jun 2023
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reiterated the call for “re-globalisation,” saying deglobalisation poses an enormous risk to developing countries, including Nigeria.
26 Apr 2023
The World Trade Organisation (WTO), World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have launched Action on Climate and Trade (ACT), a new initiative that aims to help participating developing economies, including least-developed countries, use trade to meet their climate change mitigation and adaptation goals.
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