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November 30, 2015
Africa: Divergence Remains as WTO Members Look at New Agriculture Proposals
WTO members exchanged views on two recent proposals for possible areas of agreement in agriculture at the WTO’s Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, at an informal meeting of… Read more »
November 23, 2015
Africa: WTO Members Agree to Extend Drug Patent Exemption for Poorest Members
Least-developed country (LDC) members of the WTO will be allowed to maintain maximum flexibility in their approach to patenting pharmaceutical products until at least 2033,… Read more »
November 10, 2015
Africa: DG Azevêdo Urges G20 Leaders to Strengthen Global Trading System
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo briefed G20 leaders at their meeting in Antalya, Turkey, today (16 November) on preparations for the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference… Read more »
November 06, 2015
Africa: Goods Council Approves AGOA Waiver, Hears Call for Talks on Illicit Trade
The WTO's Goods Council approved on 10 November a request from the United States for the extension of a waiver regarding the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Southern Africa: Trade Policy Review: Southern African Customs Union (Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa and Lesotho)
The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of the Southern African Customs Union (Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa and Lesotho) takes place on 4 and 6 November… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Kenya: WTO Members Agree Process And Structure For Nairobi Ministerial Declaration
At a meeting of all WTO members in Geneva today (3 November), Director-General Roberto Azevêdo presented a suggested process to develop a Ministerial Declaration for the… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Kenya: LDCs Welcome Progress on Preferential Treatment for Services
Least developed countries (LDCs) welcomed on 2 November what they said were real efforts by members of the WTO to implement a pledge to provide LDC services and service suppliers… Read more »
October 29, 2015
Kenya: DG Azevêdo: More flexibility needed to achieve outcomes in Nairobi
At a meeting of all WTO members in Geneva today (29 October), looking ahead to the WTO's 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo… Read more »
October 26, 2015
Africa: Full and Swift Implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Can Deliver Large Trade Dividends to Developing and Least-developed Countries
Implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has the potential to increase global merchandise exports by up to $1 trillion per annum, according to the WTO's… Read more »
October 22, 2015
Africa: DG Azevêdo - "Africa can be biggest winner of MC10."
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo attended an informal meeting of African Union trade ministers in Brussels today (20 October) to discuss preparations for the WTO’s 10th… Read more »
Africa: DG Azevêdo - "We Must Ensure That Nairobi Delivers for Growth and Development."
In his speech at the Arab Trade Ministers meeting in Riyadh, on 14 October, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo urged the engagement and ideas of the Arab countries to ensure… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria to Request Mediation to Resolve Friction over Plant Health Certificates
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October 21, 2015
Kenya: DG Azevêdo: Nairobi ministerial will be a milestone for the future of the WTO
Attending a meeting of trade ministers from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States in Brussels today (21 October), WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo outlined… Read more »
October 20, 2015
Kenya: LDC Group Seeks Nairobi Outcome on Preferential Rules of Origin
Members of the Least-developed Country (LDC) Group introduced a new proposal on 20 October which they said would build upon existing guidelines for establishing preferential rules… Read more »
October 13, 2015
Liberia: WTO Agrees Membership Terms for Liberia, Paving Way for Formal Decision in Nairobi
WTO members negotiating Liberia's accession agreed by consensus, ad referendum, on the terms of the country's WTO membership on 6 October 2015, paving the way for the eighth… Read more »
Kenya: Azevêdo Welcomes G-20 Ministers' Support for Significant Nairobi Outcome
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on Tuesday (6 October) welcomed the backing of G-20 Trade Ministers for a package of substantive outcomes at the Ministerial Conference in… Read more »
Kenya: WTO DG Azevêdo - A Successful EIF Pledging Conference A "significant outcome" for Nairobi
In his opening remarks at the event on "Twenty years of supporting the integration of least developed countries into the multilateral trading system", WTO Director-General Roberto… Read more »
September 28, 2015
Africa: Azevêdo - "Our record in recent years shows that we can deliver"
In a speech delivered at the Peterson Institute in Washington D.C. on 24 September 2015, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said that over the past 20 years, the WTO has firmly… Read more »
September 21, 2015
Kenya: DG Azevêdo - A Package of Issues for Nairobi May Be Within Reach
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo convened a meeting of all WTO members in Geneva today to report on the current state of play in negotiations on the remaining issues of the… Read more »
September 16, 2015
Africa: The Deputy Directors-General
The four Deputy Directors-General are Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria, Karl Brauner of Germany, David Shark of the United States and Yi Xiaozhun of China. Their appointment took… Read more »
Africa: WTO Director-General - Roberto Azevêdo
Roberto Azevêdo is the sixth Director-General of the WTO. His appointment took effect on 1 September 2013 for a four-year term. Read more »
July 31, 2015
Kenya: DG Azevêdo - Expect "intense, relentless" engagement on DDA issues in September
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo told a meeting of all WTO members today (31 July) that there had not been sufficient progress to deliver a work programme on remaining issues… Read more »
July 01, 2015
Africa: Looking Ahead to the Nairobi Ministerial - Opening remarks by DG Azevêdo
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