Canada imposed tariffs of 15% to 50% on hundreds of products from the US on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney bets that standing up to President Donald Trump will eventually help Ottawa’s negotiating position with its biggest trading partner.

This year's Public Forum, entitled Powering the Future, will feature 113 sessions - with a focus on trade in services - from 15 to 17 September. Sessions are organized by WTO member governments, busin...

On 2 September 2026, Madagascar notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 31 August 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of hulled rice, semi-whitened or whitened rice, ...

Global trade opens opportunities for economic growth. However, moving goods across borders, between exporters and importers, involves counterparty risk such as payment and liquidity risk. Trade financ...

Under what conditions do organizations adopt greening measures? Economic and political factors like wealth, democracy, decentralization, and corruptio…

At a meeting on 7 July, WTO members participating in the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFSR) initiative reviewed outcomes from the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Cameroon and highlighted prog...

During Development Week, held at the WTO from 6 to 9 July, members examined opportunities for least-developed countries (LDCs) in services trade, partnerships for trade capacity-building, progress und...

Trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers has been severely disrupted by the conflict in the Persian Gulf, according to data analysed by the WTO Secretariat. Certain economies in Africa and Asia are par...

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, Essex businesses say the economic consequences are still shaping their futures today

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala issued a call on 1 July for deeper engagement between WTO members and academics, research institutes and other stakeholders in order to help advance ongoing discus...

The WTO has announced the candidates selected for the 2026 Young Trade Leaders Programme, an initiative launched two years ago to foster a better understanding of the WTO's work and international trad...

On 29 June, the Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and partner organizations announced the 2026 Small Business Champions. During meetings on 29 and 30 June, th...

At a meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA) on 25 June, WTO members reviewed five regional trade agreements (RTAs) involving 17 members and two non-members. They also reviewed ot...

The 2025 cohort of WTO Young Trade Leaders concluded their year of activities on 18 June, issuing a report on the future of the WTO at an event in Geneva and meeting with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo...

Speaking at the Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit on 23 June 2026 in Rome, WTO Deputy Director-General Johanna Hill underscored the role of international trade in cushioning the impact of global d...

Demand for big-ticket, syndicated letters of credit is soaring in the US, those involved in the transactions have said, as utility companies and power grid operators seek credit protection for huge po...

Proposed changes to US bank capital rules could make supply chain finance less attractive for large lenders and more expensive for corporate users, Baft (the Bankers’ Association for Finance and Trade...

The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Committee on 23 June held a thematic session featuring presentations from public and private sector experts on how the ITA can be harnessed to enhance access...

A high-level meeting dedicated to reinforcing cooperation and trade relations between Africa and Latin America was held on the margins of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) on 27 March. In a...

The 2025 Annual Report on Technical Assistance published by the WTO Secretariat on 27 May highlights that despite budgetary constraints, over 13,000 government officials from developing and least-deve...

Forty-six women-led businesses in Jordan have been selected as beneficiaries of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund, allowing them to begin a year-long programme to strengthen thei...

The German government is reluctant to support tougher EU trade measures against China. Instead, it would like Brussels to develop new instruments. That could take years.