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30 Sep 2025 Latest news

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NEWS ITEM Bahrain contributes USD 200,000 to WTO-ITC Fund to support women exporters More women entrepreneurs will be able to expand their digital and export skills following a new contribution from the Kingdom of Bahrain to a global fund set up to help expand opportunities for women-led businesses in international trade. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat and the International Trade Centre (ITC) today (29 September) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of Bahrain at WTO headquarters in Geneva , confirming a contribution of USD 200,000 to the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund. Press release   ⟶

NEWS ITEM DDG Zhang highlights continued relevance of WTO, importance of business input in its work In remarks delivered to a visiting group of Chinese business entrepreneurs on 26 September, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang underlined the continued importance of the WTO and the rules-based trading system in a time of growing uncertainty. He also stressed the need to maintain and enhance dialogue with business in order to strengthen the organization and ensure it delivers for firms and their workers. News item   ⟶