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08 Feb 2024 Latest news Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS, Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website which match with your news preferences. NEWS ITEM Finland gives EUR 1.2 million to improve developing economies’ participation in world trade Finland is contributing EUR 1.2 million (CHF 1.14 million) to four WTO trust funds aimed at assisting developing economies and least-developed country (LDC) members improve their understanding and application of global trade rules. Finland’s contribution was confirmed by WTO Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox at a signing ceremony held with WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang on 8 February at the WTO. Press release ⟶ NEWS ITEM E-commerce negotiators engage in first review of Chair’s text At the first round of e-commerce negotiations in 2024, held from 29 January to 2 February, the co-convenors of the talks — Australia, Japan and Singapore — welcomed participating members’ willingness to work in the coming months on the basis of the text circulated by the co-convenors in mid-January. The text reflects the co-convenors’ judgement on where consensus is most likely to be achieved for a future e-commerce agreement. News item ⟶ NEWS ITEM Aid-for-Trade Global Review 2024 to look at mainstreaming trade into development strategies The next Global Review of Aid for Trade will take place from 26 to 28 June at the WTO under the theme “Mainstreaming Trade”, it was announced on 1 February at a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development. Proposals to organize sessions at the event may be submitted up to 31 March 2024. News item ⟶ NEWS ITEM Chair introduces draft text for agriculture negotiations in run-up to MC13 At a meeting of the agriculture negotiating body on 30 January open to all delegations, the Chair, Ambassador Alparslan Acarsoy of Türkiye, introduced a draft negotiating text for members' consideration. Trade officials present welcomed the draft, which they said could serve as a useful basis for the negotiations among WTO members ahead of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), from 26 to 29 February. News item ⟶