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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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On 11 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from the Minister for International Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya. Just seven more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with Liberia’s Minister of Commerce & Industry, Magdalene E. Dagoseh, at the WTO on 9 July.
She welcomed Liberia’s commitment to trade-led development and expressed strong support for the country’s efforts to boost its economy through investment, value addition, and regional integration.
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On 2 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Ghana’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Ghana’s Ambassador Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antwi. Just eight 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 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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