 | 19 Mar 2025 | | Latest news |
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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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| Colombia formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies |
| Colombia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 19 March. Ambassador Mauricio Alberto Bustamante García presented Colombia’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. |
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| Members discuss role of digital industrialization, technology transfer in enhancing e-commerce |
| At a meeting on the Work Programme on E-commerce on 18 March 2025, WTO members shared regional and national experiences with digitalization as well as efforts to enhance the e-commerce environment through technology transfer. Members explored the role the WTO can play in bridging the digital divide and advancing digital industrialization. |
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| Members consider trade agreements involving Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Nicaragua |
| WTO members considered the following regional trade agreements (RTAs) at the 18 March meeting of the Committee on RTAs: the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, the Free Trade Agreement between China and Nicaragua, and the Free Trade Agreement between China and Cambodia. The Committee elected Ambassador José Valencia of Ecuador as the new Chairperson at the close of the meeting. |
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Important notice — Date for WTO trade outlook release — 16 April: The embargoed press conference for the WTO Global Trade Outlook and Statistics is scheduled for 16 April, 2pm CET.
The embargo will lift at 3pm on the same day. The event will take place both in person and online in English, French, and Spanish.
