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    ITC @ 8th WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

    CICG, GENEVA

    15 - 17 DECEMBER 2011

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    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

  • Highlights

    tajikistan thumbail
    12.03.2013

    The 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...

    ethiopia thumbnail
    01.03.2013

    Ethiopia 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...

    Vanuatu delegation visits ITC_thumbnail
    28.01.2013

    ITC set to continue work to strengthen Vanuatu’s public and private sectors post WTO accession.

    20.12.2012

    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.

    Lao PDR WTO accession thumbnail
    30.11.2012

    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...

    ITC supporting Tajikistan in WTO praparation
    15.11.2012

    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).

    15.10.2012

    WEDF 2012: Panellists discuss the prospects of enhanced South-South trade and volatility in the commodity and currency markets.

    Russia Accession to the WTO
    26.09.2012

    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.

    Jean-Marie Paugam in Moscow_bb
    24.09.2012

    Deputy Executive Director says ITC is ready to assist Russian SMEs adapt to WTO rules.

    Russia joins WTO
    28.08.2012

    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.

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