Ethiopia’s WTO accession process enters decisive phase
Speaking at the sixth meeting of the Working Party on Ethiopia’s accession to the WTO on 26 September, Ethiopia’s Minister of Trade and Regional Integration and Chief Trade Negotiator, Kassahun Gofe Balami, said that Ethiopia’s accession “has entered a decisive...
DDG Zhang highlights continued relevance of WTO, importance of business input in its work
In remarks delivered to a visiting group of Chinese business entrepreneurs on 26 September, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang underlined the continued importance of the WTO and the rules-based trading system in a time of growing uncertainty. He also stressed the...
EU appeals dispute panel report regarding duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia
The European Union notified its decision to appeal the panel report in the case brought by Indonesia in “European Union — Countervailing Duties on Imports of Biodiesel from Indonesia” (DS618). WTO members were informed of the appeal at the Dispute Settlement Body...