Category: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)

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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, on 1 July at the WTO. They discussed the current uncertainty faced by global trade and the world economy and emphasized the importance of collective efforts to tackle global challenges. Both leaders reiterated the importance of the multilateral trading system and the need for reform and repositioning of the WTO.

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On 27 June, the Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) marked MSME Day, announcing two new Small Business Champions: SilaiWali (India) and NetZero Pallets (Viet Nam).

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Ambassador Erwin Bollinger, chair of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment, invites participants from around the world to the 6th edition of Trade and Environment Week, taking place from 30 June-4 July at WTO headquarters and online. The event will feature various sessions organized by WTO members, focusing on a wide range of issues at the intersection of trade and the environment.

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On 12 June, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Panama’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Julio Moltó, Minister of Commerce and Industry. Just nine more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, on 11 June at the WTO. They discussed the Dominican Republic’s robust macroeconomic performance, acknowledging that it is the fastest growing economy in Latin America. Its success is driven by ongoing diversification and modernization, in particular through digital transformation and services trade, they emphasized. DG Okonjo-Iweala complimented the Dominican Republic on its active role at the WTO and underlined the importance of the country ratifying the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies so that it can enter into force as soon as possible.

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The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies marks a major step toward ocean sustainability by prohibiting harmful fisheries subsidies, which are a key factor in the widespread depletion of the world’s fish stocks. With over 100 WTO members having deposited their instruments of acceptance, the Agreement is close to entering into force. Here’s why this matters — and how the Agreement will make a difference.

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The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) signed a memorandum of understanding with the WTO and ITC on 4 June as a partner of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund.

MNCCI will support
the WEIDE Fund’s operation in Mongolia, one of four countries which are part of the WEIDE’s Fund first activities.

More info: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/womenandtrade_e/weide_e.htm

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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with Vice-President Mutale Nalumango, of Zambia, on 2 June at the WTO. They talked about Zambia’s strategy for critical minerals, agriculture negotiations and the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.

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On 2 June, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Nicaragua’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Nicaragua’s WTO Ambassador Rosalía Bohorquez Palacios. Just ten more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

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On 28 May, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Malawi’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Malawi’s WTO Ambassador Caroline Bwanali-Mussa. Malawi brings to 100th the number of WTO members that have deposited their instrument with the WTO.

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