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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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| Members underscore continued focus on trade facilitation implementation and assistance |
| This year marks a turning point for the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), as the number of measures requiring implementation assistance is set to peak in 2025 for developing members and least-developed country (LDC) members, the Committee on Trade Facilitation heard at its meeting on 12-13 March. |
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| DDG Ellard cites urgent need to boost multilateral trading system in university speech |
| In her speech at Waseda University in Tokyo on 11 March, WTO Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard highlighted the critical need to revitalize the multilateral trading system. She called for reforms in key areas, including dispute settlement and agriculture, and spoke about the opportunities offered by plurilateral agreements. She also cited the importance of securing the entry into force of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and completing the “second wave” of fisheries subsidies negotiations. The full text of her speech is provided below. |
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