Tag: 10th WTO Ministerial Conference, Nairobi, 2015

• Monday, December 21st 2015 - 07:37 UTC

  Groundbreaking WTO agreement on elimination of agriculture export subsidies

  

  World Trade Organization, or WTO, reached a groundbreaking accord in Kenya on Saturday which obliges developed countries to eliminate subsidies for their agricultural exports as requested by the least developed nations to protect their farmers.

• Thursday, December 17th 2015 - 07:46 UTC

  Major WTO deal cuts tariffs on information technology products

  

  More than 50 members of the World Trade Organization signed an agreement on Wednesday to remove import tariffs on 201 information technology products, marking the first major global tariff-cutting deal in 19 years.

• Saturday, November 21st 2015 - 08:20 UTC

  EU and Mercosur will propose WTO an accord to end agriculture export subsidies

  

  The European Union and Brazil representing Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), are proposing the World Trade Organization agree to end agricultural export subsidies at a meeting next month. The proposal backers also include New Zealand.

• Saturday, October 31st 2015 - 09:40 UTC

  UK and Brazil committed to exchange of EU/Mercosur market access offers by end of 2015

  

  The United Kingdom and Brazil reaffirmed on Friday their support for the success of the European Union/Mercosur Association agreement negotiations in the framework of the eighth meeting of the UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) which emphasizes bilateral cooperation and initiatives.