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Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS,
Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website |
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| Members conclude milestone review of Trade Facilitation Agreement |
| WTO members completed the first-ever review of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) on 26 November, four years since the landmark deal entered into force in 2017. Their report took stock of members’ progress in implementing the Agreement as well as implementation challenges encountered by members. |
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| Czech Republic gives CZK 550,000 to help developing countries implement TFA |
| The Czech Republic has committed CZK 550,000 (approximately CHF 22,000) in 2021 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) implement the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and to support the objective of achieving full implementation of the Agreement by all WTO members. |
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| DDG Ellard stresses WTO’s commitment to support AfCFTA implementation |
| In a video address to the 6th Annual Meeting of the Africa Economic Zones Organization on 25 November, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard highlighted potential benefits from the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). She also noted the WTO’s commitment to continuing support for successful implementation of the AfCFTA. Her remarks are below. |
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