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High-level visit from Mozambique
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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Francisco Chapo, on 21 October at the WTO. They discussed Mozambique’s current economic situation and the potential for the country to further develop and diversify its mineral-rich economy. Both leaders agreed that regional and multilateral cooperation are vital in this respect and highlighted the importance of the multilateral trading system.
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High-level visit from Sri Lanka
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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed Wasantha Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development, to the WTO on 20 October, after his country’s Trade Policy Review.
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High-level visit from Nigeria
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Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, paid a visit to the WTO on 20 October and met with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Oduwole shared her country’s priorities for the 14th Ministerial Conference, which takes place in Cameroon in March 2026.
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Public Forum 2025: Inclusive artificial intelligence and trade
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Public Forum 2025: The promise of digital trade
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Global Trade Outlook: update
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Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.
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Press Conference: Global Trade Outlook (October update)
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AI goods and frontloading lift world trade in 2025 but outlook dims for 2026: press conference announcing the WTO Global Trade Outlook and Statistics update
Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.
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WEIDE Fund: Contribution by Bahrain
Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)
The Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund received a contribution of USD 200,000 from the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The WEIDE Fund aims to empower women entrepreneurs by helping them grow their businesses through international trade and digitalization.
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Business perspectives at the WTO Public Forum 2025
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