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Gabon deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 12 July, making it the third African country to do so. Ambassador Mireille Sarah Nzenze presented Gabon’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. More than one-third of the acceptances needed for the agreement to enter into force is now in hand. …
The 15th meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Azerbaijan to the WTO, held on 6 July after a six-year impasse, provided new impetus to the accession process, showing the renewed commitment of the Azerbaijani Government to joining the WTO. WTO members commended the reform efforts undertaken by Azerbaijan over the past few …
About the Author: Kari Crane Kari Crane is the editor of Passages: The International Trade Blog. Kari joined Shipping Solutions after working as an editor, writer and designer at a major market newspaper in Texas. Kari has spent her career finding different ways to tell stories and make complex topics easy-to-understand, so she loves helping …
Japan this week deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, joining other leading marine fish catch producers in affirming support for the Agreement. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki of Japan met on 4 July to mark the occasion, with the total number of acceptances now over a third of …
The growth of developing economies’ services exports has exceeded the world average over the past two decades but more needs to be done to fully realize the contribution of services trade to development. This is one of the key messages of a new WTO-World Bank co-publication launched by the WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and …
WTO members on 23 June acknowledged the importance of digital industrialization for economic growth, highlighting the measures needed to support this process, such as investing in digital literacy and strengthening the legal and regulatory framework underpinning the digital economy. The discussions took place in a dedicated session under the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce. Source …
Thank you, Congresswoman Wexton, for that introduction. Hello everyone! I’m so pleased to be here as we celebrate all of the exciting broadband investments being made right here in Virginia. I’d like to extend additional thanks to the congresswoman for welcoming us to her beautiful district for this event, and to Phyllis Randall and Tamarah …
Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) opened a competitive funding opportunity for the Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative to connect people across the country to good-paying jobs, such as landscape technicians, heat health outreach specialists and climate equity officers, that tackle the climate crisis and …
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with the U.S. Section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum for the first time to welcome members to the 2023-2026 term and prepare for the 12th Plenary Session of the Forum. At the meeting, the members discussed strategic opportunities in their respective sectors and highlighted the importance of …
Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released the 2023 National Export Strategy (NES). This report to Congress establishes U.S. trade promotion priorities and a coordinated, whole-of-government framework to better equip American companies and workers to compete in global markets and grow through international trade. The NES highlights government programs and resources to assist U.S. businesses …