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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
WTO’s World Trade Report Released At COP27: Trade Must Be A Cornerstone Of Climate Action
The 2022 edition of the WTO’s World Trade Report presents new analysis and recommendations on how international trade and greater...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
UN ESCAP: Has WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Really Helped Reduce Trade Costs?
Five years after the entry into force of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), many countries have made progress in implementing...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
WTO & WEF Co-Launch Tradetech Policy Report
The promise of TradeTech: Policy approaches to harness trade digitalization Technology has always propelled trade. From the invention of...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
ICC and WTO launch first-ever standards toolkit for paperless trade
The International Chamber of Commerce and the World Trade Organization have today published the first-ever toolkit to help companies and...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Feb 8, 2021
- 1 min
World Trade Organization looks set to have its first Female & First African leader
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Set to Become W.T.O.’s First Female Leader Her path was cleared after Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister,...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
WTO members narrow field of DG candidates
Great to see 3 Women Trade Leaders in the shortlist for the next WTO DG with strong representation from Africa and Asia. The WTO took...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min
The Year That Hammered Global Trade Still Poses Five Big Risks
This year could end today and it would still rival the most challenging periods for the international trading system. But the next 3 1/2...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
The WTO Leadership Race
On May 14, 2020, then-director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo announced he would step down on September 1,...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
As Roberto Azevêdo Jumps Ship from WTO to Pepsi, What Legacy Does he Leave Behind?
Azevedo has claimed success on issues like a Trade Facilitation Agreement aimed to cut through delays in trade. But on his watch, the WTO...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
WTO - How COVID-19-related restrictions on cross-border mobility are affecting global trade
A new information note published by the WTO Secretariat highlights how trade in goods and services has been affected by temporary border...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
WTO: An Optimistic Pre-Mortem In Hopes Of Resurrection
Interesting perspectives by DMITRY GROZOUBINSKI, The Lowy Institute ahead of WTO elections and at a critical time for the revitalisation...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
Trade Intelligence Supporting Economic Recovery Expands To Asia
As nations in Asia adapt to Covid-19, regional trade conflicts, trade embargoes and new trade deals, accurate trade intelligence is...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
WTO: Candidates for DG selection process 2020 announced
With the nomination of two hugely credible female candidates and representation from Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Jun 24, 2020
- 1 min
APEC: Why Trade is a Critical Response to COVID-19
Interesting insights By Krasna Bobenrieth When COVID-19 first started to garner attention at the beginning of 2020, nobody foresaw the...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
5 ways to advance digital trade in the post-COVID world
Recommendations by GTDW Speaker Ziyang Fan Head of Digital Trade, World Economic Forum & Mike Gallaher The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
WTO Director-General’s Resignation - What do you need to know
The World Trade Organization’s Director General, Roberto Azevêdo announced his resignation effective 31 August of this year. His tenure...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
WCO and WTO join forces to minimize disruptions to cross-border trade in goods
The heads of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement on 6 April pledging to...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Trade Facilitation Ghana - Coalition of CSOs Call for Termination of UNIPASS Deal
Coalition of CSOs in Ghana has called on President Nana Akuffo-Addo to as a matter of urgency intervene and stop the Ghana Link/UNIPASS...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
How Can Trade Compliance Heads Leverage Data & Technology In Uncertain Times For Trade?
''Leveraging Data & Innovative Technologies to Comply with Trade Regulations, Mitigate Risks & Maintain Operating Margins in an...
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