Latest in Tag: WTO Highlight
Latest in Tag: WTO
King of Spain holds reception for Tourism Ministers, delegation heads at 114th UNWTO session
The organisation’s session is taking place in Madrid, during which it will discuss resumption of tourism
Egypt participates in UNWTO Crisis Committee meeting on COVID-19
Issues related to precautionary measures, next steps to resume tourism were discussed
Opinion| Science has delivered, but will the WTO deliver?
TRIPS waiver has been proposed by India, South Africa, and other members
Reviving WTO role as guarantor for stable international trade is my priority: Director General Candidate
US-China tensions are, to very large extent, result of malfunctioning WTO, says Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh
WTO warns Trump trade war risks ‘millions of jobs’
The WTO chief warned that the trade dispute with was risking loss of investment, jobs, and economic chaos in the US. “We are calling everyone who believes that trade is a force for good to speak up,” he said.World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevdeo warned on Wednesday that the ongoing trade war between …
US challenges trade war counter-tariffs at WTO
Global trade tensions have been brewing for months with tariffs and counter-tariffs flying between the US, China and several other countries. The US government has now challenged some of the tariffs at WTO level.The US government on Monday announced challenges at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the counter-tariffs that some of the country’s major …
WTO slams rise in G20 trade restrictions
The World Trade Organization has pointed to a stark increase in trade restrictions initiated by G20 nations. It warned that protectionism was unsuitable to support the recovery of a post-crisis global economy.The latest WTO monitoring report on G20 trade measures showed Wednesday that new trade restrictions doubled in the period from mid-October 2017 to mid-May …
WTO warns over US-China trade war
The World Trade Organization has forecast strong global trade growth this year but has warned that any further escalation in trade tensions between the United States and China could compromise those gains.The world trade in goods would grow 4.4 percent this year, above the post-financial-crisis average of 3 percent, the World Trade Organization said in …
Trade minister heads to Geneva for WTO review of Egypt’s trade policy
Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil is heading to Geneva, Switzerland with an Egyptian delegation to participate in meetings to review the trade policy of Egypt, which is held periodically for all member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The meetings are scheduled to be held between 20 and 22 February 2018 at …
Consultations begin to facilitate entry of Egyptian exports to Ukrainian market: Kabil
Considering establishing joint Egyptian-Brazilian economic committee to enhance cooperation between two countries in various productive, service sectors, says minister
WTO delegation to review Egypt’s trade policies in February
The Egyptian government will make use of this opportunity to highlight the economic and legislative reforms, says Kabil
Subsidies, dumping, tariffs, import restrictions on negotiation table between government, WTO
Magdy Makki, director-general of decision support at the Egyptian Customs Authority, said that the procedures of trade facilitation are being discussed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) delegation, as well as Egypt’s offer to facilitate the movement of bilateral trade. He added that during the meeting, facilitation was discussed in relation to the interest and …
Egypt participates in three WTO meetings in Brussels
We present the steps of implementing the trade facilitation agreement and efforts to combat smuggling, fraud, and terrorism: head of customs authority
Annual WTO meeting in Luxor raises tourism workers’ hopes for increased hotel occupancies: investors
Luxor and Aswan’s capacity stands at 21,000 hotel rooms, of which 17,000 rooms are in floating hotels
Egypt refuses EU demand to lift import restrictions
The decision was made to regulate imports and protect the Egyptian economy, says trade minister
Beijing’s long-awaited status update
Until now, China has forgone being titled a market economy, a matter far beyond semantics. It believes the time to change this has come. But it still has to convince the EU of the same – either through talks or threats.
Global economic decline poses challenge to Egypt’s development
Despite promises of recovery, faith in IMF policies have been seriously challenged in IMF, WB and WTO reports
New rules of engagement: understanding TPP and TTIP
Since its founding in 1948, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its precursor have remained quite tightly targeted on trade and investment. With its particular focus on tariff reductions and trade negotiations, it has served as the pre-eminent glorious knight battling on behalf of consumers. However, all that changed in the past two decades. Success …
Merkel says China market status resolvable
German chancellor Angela Merkel believes China could be granted market economy status without a trade war erupting between Beijing and western nations worried about much cheaper Chinese imports ruining competition.
Does the WTO still contribute to World Trade?
In 1948, after years of negotiations, more than 50 nations signed the Havana Charter to create the International Trade Organization (ITO). But in the 1950s, President Truman decided not to resubmit the ITO charter to Congress for ratification due to perceived threats to national sovereignty and the danger of too much ITO intervention in markets. …
10 international organisations to provide support to new comprehensive social health insurance system
Personal spending on health services reached more than 60% of total spending on health in Egypt, says Maait
WTO agrees agri-subsidies deal
The World Trade Organization talks have produced a deal to slowly phase out government subsidies for agricultural exports. But there’s no agreement on continuing the “Doha round” of multilateral trade negotiations.
World Trade Organization (WTO) makes modest progress on farm export subsidies
The WTO meeting in Nairobi has failed to make much-needed progress on global trade barriers. However, members of the international trade organization did reach a deal on farm subsidies. The World Trade Organization (WTO)’s five-day meeting in Nairobi came to a modestly successful conclusion on Saturday, as the 162-member body managed to reach a deal …
WTO conference held in complex circumstances: Industry Minister
Qabil demands for the Arab League to be made WTO member as an observer
How joining the WTO could impact Afghanistan
After nearly 11 years of negotiations, Afghanistan and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have finally agreed on the country’s terms of accession to the global trade body. But will this help revive the flailing economy? “Our country’s accession to the WTO will serve as a catalyst for domestic reforms and transformation to an effective and …
China loses WTO appeal in steel spat with EU, Japan
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has struck down Beijing’s appeal against an earlier ruling, which said China violated international trade rules when it imposed anti-dumping tariffs against certain steel tubes. China has lost a trade dispute over duties on European and Japanese high-grade steel, according to a WTO ruling that was made public on Wednesday. …
Abdel Nour meets Kenyan Minister of Agriculture
Ministerial meeting dealt with possible increase in Kenyan exports to Egypt, especially in products such as tea, fresh meat, live cattle
Talks on trade in green goods planned
Green goods cover a wide range of goods from waste management and clean water technologies, to solar and wind energies.
Trade and Industry Minister discusses Bali Package with business organisations
The Bali Package, approved in December during the 9th Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), includes documents on trade facilitation that entail speeding up the procedures for clearing customs at ports, which often present significant delays and costs, especially in poorer countries.
WTO’s global role hangs in the balance at Bali summit
“Now or never”, WTO chief tells high-stakes meeting