Category: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)

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The World Trade Report is an annual publication that aims to deepen understanding about trends in trade, trade policy issues and the multilateral trading system.

The 2025 World Trade Report explores the complex and fast-evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and international trade and how this relationship may shape inclusive growth. It also looks at the central role the WTO can play in ensuring that AI supports broad-based growth.

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On 15 September, WTO members celebrated the entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, marking a significant milestone for the organization.

This landmark agreement — the first multilateral WTO agreement with environmental sustainability at its core — prohibits government support for illegal fishing and the overexploitation of fish stocks, thereby contributing to the long-term protection of marine life.

This video presents all WTO members that had deposited their instruments of acceptance by 15 September.

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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 annual spending on the most harmful subsidies that contribute to the depletion of marine fish stocks.

The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is the WTO’s first multilateral agreement with environmental sustainability at its core. It prohibits government support to illegal fishing activities and overexploitation of stocks, contributing to the protection of marine life.

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E-commerce and digital technologies are transforming global trade — from streaming songs across borders to delivering services online. The WTO provides a forum for governments to give digital trade the specialized attention it deserves.

Learn how WTO agreements — including the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) — support innovation and connectivity in the digital economy.

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WafR is a Moroccan fintech start-up transforming how small, informal merchants access and sell digital services. By turning corner shops into points of sale for phone credit and other prepaid services, WafR is helping bring more people into the digital economy.

Backed early on by the Startgate incubator at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, WafR gained the tools and support needed to accelerate its growth.

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The multilateral trading system is the framework behind global trade, based on common rules that make international exchanges more open, predictable, and inclusive.
With 166 members representing over 98% of world trade, the WTO stands at the center of this framework, where countries agree to play by the same rule book.
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On 6 August, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Sri Lanka’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Sri Lanka’s WTO Ambassador R.G.S. Wijesekara. Just four more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

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Argentina deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 22 July. Ambassador Gustavo Lunazzi presented Argentina’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Just five more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

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On 14 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Zambia’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Zambia’s WTO Ambassador Eunice M. Tembo Luambia. Just six more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

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