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Reporting in her capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), DG Okonjo-Iweala said advancing negotiations and advancing WTO reform "are not competing priorities." "Reform is not an end in itself," she said. "It is the means by which this organization can better respond to today's challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes for members and for the people and businesses who depend on the multilateral trading system.

Reporting in her capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), DG Okonjo-Iweala said advancing negotiations and advancing WTO reform "are not competing priorities." "Reform is not an end in itself," she said. "It is the means by which this organization can better respond to today's challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes for members and for the people and businesses who depend on the multilateral trading system.

In the notification South Africa indicated, among other things, as follows: "Interested parties must make themselves known and provide comments within a period of 20 days after the initiation of the investigation.

In the notification South Africa indicated, among other things, as follows: "Interested parties must make themselves known and provide comments within a period of 20 days after the initiation of the investigation.

Le commerce des engrais à base d'urée et de phosphate a été fortement perturbé par le conflit dans le golfe Persique, d'après des données analysées par le Secrétariat de l'OMC. Certaines économies d'Afrique et d'Asie sont particulièrement vulnérables aux pénuries et aux hausses des prix des engrais causées par cette situation.

Trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers has been severely disrupted by the conflict in the Persian Gulf, according to data analysed by the WTO Secretariat. Certain economies in Africa and Asia are particularly vulnerable to resulting fertilizer shortages and price hikes. Opening of the Strait of Hormuz - a key channel for fertilizer trade - will in due course contribute to easing trade frictions and restore stability to global markets. What happened - and why does it matter?

LDC services trade At the meeting of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs held on 6 July, members looked at the important role domestic reforms can play in unlocking opportunities for LDCs in services trade. According to the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2025 Least-Developed Countries Report, global services exports from LDCs grew from USD 5.3 trillion in 2020 to USD 8.9 trillion in 2024, but LDCs currently account for only 0.16 per cent of global digitally deliverable services exports.

At the meeting of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs held on 6 July, members looked at the important role domestic reforms can play in unlocking opportunities for LDCs in services trade. According to the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2025 Least-Developed Countries Report, global services exports from LDCs grew from USD 5.3 trillion in 2020 to USD 8.9 trillion in 2024, but LDCs currently account for only 0.16 per cent of global digitally deliverable services exports.

In the Ministerial Decision on Fisheries Subsidies adopted at MC14 in March in Yaoundé, Cameroon, members agreed to continue to engage constructively in negotiations with a view to making recommendations to the 15th WTO Ministerial Conference.

"We met to take stock of energy, trade, and economic developments, to discuss the situation in vulnerable countries, and to further coordinate our support to those in need. "The global economy has been broadly resilient to the shock from the war in the Middle East, even as some economies have experienced a slowdown in growth and an uptick in inflation.