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Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS,
Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website which match with your news preferences. |
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| WTO report shows increase in trade restrictions against backdrop of unilateral policies |
| The WTO Director-General's annual overview of global trade developments shows a sharp rise in the coverage of trade-restrictive measures by WTO members between mid-October 2023 and mid-October 2024, compared to the last Trade Monitoring Report in November 2023. While the report, presented at an 11 December meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB), also points to WTO members’ introduction of a substantial number of trade-facilitating measures, there is increasing evidence of inward-looking trade policies which could generate further uncertainty for the world economy. |
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| Trade Policy Review: Solomon Islands |
| The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of the Solomon Islands takes place on 11 and 13 December 2024. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the Solomon Islands. |
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| Fish Fund Steering Committee endorses 2025 budget and workplan, readies call for proposals |
| The Steering Committee of the WTO Fish Fund on 11 December approved the 2025 budget and workplan to support developing and least-developed country (LDC) members’ implementation of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies once it enters into force. The first call for funding applications for technical assistance and capacity building is expected to be issued in early 2025. |
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