The WTO's Ministerial Conference, its highest level decision making body, is taking place at the Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland from 15-17 December 2011. At the conference, ITC is involved in sessions focusing on the future of the multilateral trading system, sourcing from women vendors, the accession to the WTO of Samoa, and issues facing Least Developed Countries, among others. News from the conference, with a special focus on ITC-related events, will be added to this page regularly between Thursday and Sunday. You can also follow our take on the proceedings via http://twitter.com/itcnews.
Full details about ITC's involvement at the Ministerial Conference can be found here.
ITC set to continue work to strengthen Vanuatu’s public and private sectors post WTO accession.
Liberia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will enable the country to improve its business environment, secure market access for its importers and exporters, and make the country more attractive for foreign investment, as long as both the public and the private sector are committed to the process.
That 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...
Tajikistan needs to develop a stronger financial system to increase the competitiveness of its exporters, agreed experts at a meeting last month organized by ITC in Dushanbe as part of Tajikistan’s accession process to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
WEDF 2012: Panellists discuss the prospects of enhanced South-South trade and volatility in the commodity and currency markets.
With Russia now firmly within the WTO family, a new paper aims to bring the country’s SMEs up to speed with the new reality.
Deputy Executive Director says ITC is ready to assist Russian SMEs adapt to WTO rules.
ITC looks forward to support businesses coping with new opportunities and challenges as Russia and Vanuatu become the trade body’s 156th and 157th members.
Government officials at ITC meeting in Juba reiterate South Sudan’s intention step of efforts to join global economy.
A 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...