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Co-convenors of e-commerce negotiations review progress, reflect on way forward
Members consider five regional trade agreements, discuss improving functioning of Committee
Members consider five regional trade agreements, discuss improving functioning of Committee
At a heads of delegation meeting on 6 July, participants in the e-commerce talks reaffirmed their commitment to a substantial conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2023, with development issues at the heart of the future outcome.
Members consider five regional trade agreements, discuss improving functioning of Committee
Members consider five regional trade agreements, discuss improving functioning of Committee
Members consider five regional trade agreements, discuss improving functioning of Committee
Five regional trade agreements (RTAs) were considered by WTO members at the 5 July meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements. Members also discussed how to enhance the functioning of the Committee, considering a new communication from China.
E-commerce negotiators continue to seek “landing zones” on text proposals
Members consider five regional trade agreements, discuss improving functioning of Committee
E-commerce negotiators continue to seek “landing zones” on text proposals
“Let’s keep the momentum up”, stressed the co-conveners of the e-commerce negotiations — Japan, Australia and Singapore — at their latest meeting with WTO members participating in the negotiations from 19 to 22 June 2023.
Transparency Will Make Global Trade and Supply Chains More Resilient, Socially Responsible
Transparency Will Make Global Trade and Supply Chains More Resilient, Socially Responsible
Transparency Will Make Global Trade and Supply Chains More Resilient, Socially Responsible
Transparency is key to improving supply chains. We need to know more about who is involved and what is going on at all points in the process. That is why digitalization is so important. Shift trade and supply chains into the digital world, away from the ponderous process of paper documentation that exists now, and you have a system that can be better measured, monitored and regulated.
First members to formally accept Fisheries Subsidies Agreement urge others to follow suit
Transparency Will Make Global Trade and Supply Chains More Resilient, Socially Responsible
Transparency Will Make Global Trade and Supply Chains More Resilient, Socially Responsible
Ambassadors and high-level representatives of Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Nigeria, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States highlighted the Agreement’s importance to a variety of economies and shared experiences with domestic acceptance processes at the 21 June event “WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies — Race to Entry into Force.”
The Implications for Asia of US Monetary Policy
Transparency Will Make Global Trade and Supply Chains More Resilient, Socially Responsible
The Implications for Asia of US Monetary Policy
The fight against the pandemic has left a large imprint on the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, the US Fed has purchased a wide range of assets and pumped liquidity into the financial system to cushion the impact of the pandemic and fiscal stimulus on interest rates.