http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=48956The International Trade Centre (ITC) and The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have congratulated the Republic of Tajikistan on its official accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and reaffirmed their commitment for continued...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-congratulates-Tajikistan-on-joining-the-WTO/03/12/2013 3:23:23 AMEthiopia should assess the potential benefits of liberalization of its services sector as a means to fulfil its own ambitions for growth and development in the upcoming negotiations for the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). This...http://www.intracen.org/news/ethiopia-business-to-play-bigger-role-in-WTO-accession-effort/03/01/2013 2:39:30 AMHE Mr Roy Mickey Joy, Ambassador of Vanuatu to the European Union and the Kingdom of Belgium, on 22 January met a team of senior International Trade Centre (ITC) representatives, led by Deputy Executive Director Mr Jean-Marie Paugam, at ITC’s Geneva...http://www.intracen.org/Vanuatu-delegation-visits-ITC/01/28/2013 10:34:33 AMThat was the message at a meeting earlier this month where representatives from private sector associations and government ministries and agencies met to discuss Liberia’s bid for WTO membership. At the three day event, attended by over 50 participants,...http://www.intracen.org/news/Private-sector-and-government-cooperation-key-to-maximising-benefits-from-Liberia’s-WTO-accession/12/20/2012 9:32:04 AMThat was the message at a stakeholder conference on WTO accession in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 27th, where private sector representatives, academia, society players and government officials discussed Lao PDR’s WTO accession commitments and...http://www.intracen.org/news/Lao-PDR-accession-commitments-discussed-ahead-of-WTO-accession/11/30/2012 10:34:15 AMThe meeting was the inaugural session of the public-private dialogue on “Making the Most of WTO Accession: Financial Services Negotiations and Liberalization”, where participants commended ITC for its role in Tajikistan’s accession process. In the World...http://www.intracen.org/ITC-recognised-for-supporting-Tajikistan-in-WTO-accession-preparations/11/15/2012 8:44:59 AMSpeaking at the WEDF opening plenary session, ‘The growth markets’ potential: what their emergence means for the future’, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, warned that growth in developing countries should not be expected for another five years. Emerging...http://www.intracen.org/news/The-potential-of-growth-markets/10/15/2012 1:39:48 PMAs part of accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization, ITC’s Business and Trade Policy section has sponsored a paper that seeks to increase awareness about the terms of the country’s accession commitments, in particular in the...http://www.intracen.org/news/Preparing-Russia’s-businesses-for-WTO-challenges/09/26/2012 11:17:16 AMJean-Marie Paugam, ITC’ Deputy Executive Director, at a speech in Moscow on 24 September welcomed the Russian Federation into the WTO family to which ITC belongs. Mr Paugam was speaking at “Russia In The WTO: The Launch Forum” held at the World Trade...http://www.intracen.org/itc-to-help-boost-russiansmes-trade-skills.aspx09/24/2012 11:58:02 AMThe Russian Federation on 22 August became the 156th member of the World Trade Organization, putting an end to the accession process that started in June 1993. With Russia as a member of the trade arbiter, WTO will represent 98% of global trade. Russia’s...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-welcomes-Russia-and-Vanuatu-as-WTO-members/08/28/2012 12:41:02 PMAs part of its work to build institutional capacities for the private sector and improve trade, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan at a recent high-level meeting in Juba asked ITC to assist in its efforts to achieve these goals. The meeting,...http://www.intracen.org/news/South-Sudan-wants-ITC-to-help-boost-private-sector-growth/08/02/2012 5:13:13 AMA delegation from Republic of Liberia on 17 July visited ITC for discussions on ongoing trade-support programmes and the possibility of ITC support in its WTO accession negotiations. The Liberian delegation was led by Deputy Minister for Commerce and...http://www.intracen.org/articles/Liberia-trade-support-building-and-WTO-accession/07/17/2012 10:15:22 AMITC’s efforts to help Tajikistan implement domestic reforms in order to become a full member of the World Trade Organization are moving ahead steadily. On 21-23 may, ITC staff co-hosted a series of training events and meetings in Dushanbe as part of...http://www.intracen.org/news/Tajiks-prepare-for-next-step-in-WTO-membership-talks/07/02/2012 11:58:04 AMITC’s Executive Director Patricia Francis, members of ITC’s management team and the Office for Africa section, on 29 June welcomed HE Mr Jean-Marie Ehouzou, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United Nations Office and...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-welcomes-new-African-Union-ambassador/06/29/2012 11:25:58 AMGovernment officials and business leaders at ITC-supported conference in Khartoum call for Sudan’s WTO accession to be brought back on track. Sudan’s pending accession process to the World Trade Organization (WTO) must be reactivated’. That was the unequivocal...http://www.intracen.org/news/Sudan-eyes-re-launch-of-WTO-accession-talks/06/15/2012 9:53:00 AMITC Executive Director, Patricia Francis, today welcomed representatives from the Tajikistan government and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to ITC headquarters for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the three parties desire to work together on Tajikistan's accession to the WTO...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-to-assist-Tajikistan-in-WTO-accession-process/03/09/2012 9:00:32 AMThe World Trade Organization formally approved Russia's membership earlier today, capping an 18-year accession bid by the biggest economy outside the 153-nation trade arbiter. ITC assisted one of the country’s least developed regions by organizing a...http://www.intracen.org/news/WTO-gives-green-light-to-Russian-membership-after-18-year-bid/02/22/2012 5:19:09 AMThe festivals, fashion, costumes, music and film of Trinidad and Tobago could all be further developed with the assistance of ITC, according to H.E. Stephen Cadiz, Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad and Tobago. Minister Cadiz spoke about his country’s...http://www.intracen.org/news/Potential-for-creative-industries-sector-development-in-Trinidad-and-Tobago-en/02/17/2012 3:42:53 AM<p><span>Ethiopia has a better chance of becoming a member of the World Trade Organization than any other least-developed country, WTO Director-General <span class="Name"><span>Pascal Lamy</span></span> said. This is largely due to Ethiopia's status as the second-most populous African nation, with more than 82 million inhabitants, even though other LDCs have bigger economies, Lamy told <span class="Name"><span>Mulu Solomon</span></span>, president of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, on January 30 in Addis Ababa</span>...</p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Ethiopia-has-edge-over-other-poor-nations-in-bid-to-join-WTO-Lamy-says/02/09/2012 7:43:44 AMDuring a visit to the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange and the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce on 30 January, Pascal Lamy, WTO Director-General, recognised ITC's work in improving the country's export competitiveness, whilst noting that 'International trade must in the future be measured by how much value is added to a country’...http://www.intracen.org/news/WTO-Director-General-praises-ITC39s-work-on-regional-integration-during-visit-to-Ethiopia/01/30/2012 9:43:54 AMThe Council for Multilateral Business Diplomacy provides its perspective on the WTO's Eighth Ministerial Conference.  In its current newsletter, it draws conclusions from the proceedings and analyses the speech of ITC's Executive Director, saying,...http://www.intracen.org/news/Council-for-Multilateral-Business-Diplomacy-says-39Doha-branch-still-attached-to-the-tree39/12/20/2011 4:48:32 AMThe World Trade Organization (WTO) ended its ministerial meeting on Saturday 17 December without taking clear decisions on how to revive multilateral talks, focusing instead on welcoming Russia, Samoa and Montenegro as new members and securing a government-procurement...http://www.intracen.org/news/Last-day-of-WTO-Ministerial-Positive-developments-yet-no-decision-on-how-to-proceed-with-global-trade-talks/12/19/2011 8:59:28 AMThe World Trade Organization (WTO) ended its ministerial meeting on Saturday 17 December without taking clear decisions on how to revive multilateral talks, focusing instead on welcoming Russia, Samoa and Montenegro as new members and securing a government-procurement...http://www.intracen.org/news/Last-day-of-WTO-MinisterialPositive-developments-yet-no-decision-on-how-to-proceed-with-global-trade-talks/12/19/2011 8:26:48 AMMore government contracts should be awarded to female entrepreneurs, particularly in developing and least developed countries, as they learn about the ins and outs of the procurement process and acquire the necessary skill-building with the assistance...http://www.intracen.org/news/Government-Ministers-tackle-how-to-increase-government-procurement-from-women-owned-businesses/12/17/2011 2:00:33 PMMinisters stressed the importance of Aid for Trade during the second day of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Eighth Ministerial Conference.  The comments came during informal discussion on the multilateral trading system. In her opening speech...http://www.intracen.org/news/Day-two-Aid-for-Trade-the-future-of-the-multilateral-trading-system-and-NTF-II/12/17/2011 11:00:45 AMSamoa’s accession to the WTO is a key step towards accelerating the Pacific nation’s economic growth and increasing the prosperity of  its people, Samoan officials said as the WTO accepted its 156th member in Geneva earlier today. WTO Director-General...http://www.intracen.org/news/Samoa-joins-WTO-ITC’s-assistance-acknowledged/12/17/2011 10:37:40 AMITC is hosting government Ministers from the around the world as they gather in Geneva for the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Eighth Ministerial Conference. ITC’s senior management has been holding meetings on the sidelines of the WTO conference,...http://www.intracen.org/news/Ministers-meet-with-ITC-on-sidelines-of-WTO-Ministerial/12/16/2011 7:23:15 PMThe International Trade Centre and the Caribbean region reaffirmed their commitments of working in partnership in a meeting held within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Eighth Ministerial Conference.  ‘We already enjoy a good...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-and-Caribbean-region-discuss-future-projects/12/16/2011 6:32:32 PMThe World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Eighth Ministerial Conference is highlighting Russia's accession anda ground-breaking deal that opens up government-procurement contracts worth as much as $100 billion to more foreign competition, as two significant...http://www.intracen.org/news/WTO-Eighth-Ministerial-Conference-opens-with-emphasis-on-positive-and-warnings-of-dangers-of-stagnation/12/16/2011 9:09:18 AMInnovative ways of thinking are necessary in order to respond to the ever-changing global economy, according to Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC. In her speech during the opening session of the <span lang="EN-CA">WTO MC8, Ms. Francis emphasized that ITC is reinventing itself to keep up with the changing environment in order to provide state of the art value to the poorest countries... </span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Responding-to-global-trade-challenges-necessitates-a-rethink-in-approaches/12/15/2011 1:49:13 PMLeast Developed Countries need to become more active in WTO negotiations to reap the full benefits of accession, need to improve the business environment for small and medium size enterprises and show results to donors, said tradeministers from LDCs...http://www.intracen.org/news/LDC-trade-ministers-discuss-the-benefits-of-WTO-membership-and-the-need-for-effective-well-planned-technical-assistance/12/15/2011 10:49:46 AM<p>ITC @ 8th WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE CICG, GENEVA 15 17 DECEMBER 2011   The highest level decision making body of the WTO is theMinisterial Conference, which usually meets every two years. It brings together the countries or customs unions which</p>http://www.intracen.org/itc-at8th-wto-ministerialconference/12/09/2011 7:53:15 AMThe WTO General Council acknowledged several ITC accomplishments in its report adopted at its annual meeting on 30 November in Geneva. It highlighted ITC’s assistance to Least Developed Countries in their WTO accession process, the organization’s...http://www.intracen.org/news/WTO-General-Council-recognizes-ITC’s-contribution-to-LDC-accession-the-Cotton-Initiative-and-the-Aid-for-Trade-agenda/12/08/2011 11:39:15 AMWhen I opened the 31st formal, and final, Working Party on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO, jubilation and excitement were in the air. It was among the most eagerly awaited events at the WTO, bringing to a close 18 years of talks between...http://www.intracen.org/article/Poised-for-WTO-membership-the-Russian-Federation/12/07/2011 10:07:48 AMTen years ago, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Its membership and integration into the world economy had a huge – and hugely underestimated – positive impact on global prosperity. Consumers gained from less expensive imports and, more...http://www.intracen.org/article/The-shape-of-globalization-China’s-remarkable-role/12/02/2011 11:00:13 AMSweeping domestic reforms and the mobilization of the private sector were two key accomplishments highlighted during an Open Forum organized on 10 November 2011 by the International Trade Centre (ITC) with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva...http://www.intracen.org/news/10-Years-on-China39s-accession-to-WTO-and-lessons-for-the-future/11/11/2011 10:26:02 AMIn 2001 the People’s Republic of China joined the WTO. Ten years on and China is leading global export figures and has become the world’s second largest economy. In light of this success story as well as the current backdrop of the wider global economic...http://www.intracen.org/ten-years-on-china-chief-negotiator-accession-wto/10/26/2011 8:08:06 AMRussia is the last country in the top ten biggest economies that is still to join the WTO and negotiations have been underway since the country applied for membership in 1993.    During the conference, a strong interest was expressed by all stakeholders...http://www.intracen.org/WTO-Accession-of-Russia-stakeholders-engage-in-public-private-dialogue-in-Cheboksary-Chuvash-Republic/10/04/2011 8:35:37 AMThe ITC took part in a seminar on 26-27 September in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, to discuss the implications of Russia joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).The event was organized in close partnership with the Centre of Export Support of the Chuvash Republic and the Cheboksary State University, and brought together businesses....http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-participates-in-seminar-to-discuss-implication-of-Russia-joining-WTO/10/04/2011 5:26:04 AMOn Monday 19 September, the afternoon session in the main conference room delved into the subject of food security - a topic to be focused on in the next issue of ITC's TradeForum magazine. The conversations were moderated by Mr. Clem Boonekamp, the...http://www.intracen.org/news/WTO-public-forum-debates-food-security-and-humanitarian-aid/09/20/2011 7:00:29 AM