Leaner and focused WTO Public Forum 2025 takes trade centre stage in Geneva
The 2025 edition of the WTO’s Public Forum kicked off on 17 September with over 4,200 participants registered for this year’s event. The theme of the Forum is “Enhance, Create, and Preserve.” While global trade is undergoing fundamental shifts, the event is an...
Director-General announces appointment of new Chief Economist
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced on 16 September the appointment of Robert W. Staiger as the new WTO Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD). Mr Staiger will take up his post at the start of 2026.Read full...
Leaner and focused WTO Public Forum 2025 takes trade centre stage in Geneva
The 2025 edition of the WTO’s Public Forum kicked off on 17 September with over 4,200 participants registered for this year’s event. The theme of the Forum is “Enhance, Create, and Preserve.” While global trade is undergoing fundamental shifts, the event is an...