World Trade Organization – Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility

News

• Côte d’Ivoire, Grenada and Saint Lucia ratify the TFA

  09.12.2015

  Côte d’Ivoire, Grenada and Saint Lucia have all ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) on 8 December.

• Guyana ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement

  30.11.2015

  Guyana has become the 53rd WTO Member and first South American nation to ratify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).

• Panama ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement

  17.11.2015

  Panama has become the 52nd WTO Member to ratify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).

• Norway donates NOK 58.5 million to boost trading capacity of developing countries and LDCs

  11.11.2015

  The government of Norway will donate NOK 58.5 million (CHF 6,798,989) to trade-related programmes for developing countries, in particular least-developed countries (LDCs), in 2015-2016.

• UK donates GBP 500,000 for Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility

  30.10.2015

  The United Kingdom is contributing GBP 500,000 (CHF 738,182) to the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility.

• Pakistan ratifies Trade Facililtation Agreement (TFA)

  27.10.2015

  Pakistan has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement, making it the 51st WTO Member to do so.

• Full and swift implementation of the TFA can deliver large trade dividends to developing and least-developed countries

  26.10.2015

  Implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has the potential to increase global merchandise exports by up to $1 trillion per annum, according to the WTO’s flagship World Trade Report released on 26 October 2015 in Geneva.

• New UN Global Report Highlights Implementation Gaps in Cutting Red Tape to Facilitate International Trade

  21.10.2015

  This global report provides data for 119 economies including information on implementation of measures in the WTO TFA.

• 50th ratification of Trade Facilitation Agreement received

  19.10.2015

  The WTO received the 50th ratification of the TFA after the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia deposited its instrument of acceptance on 19 October.

• Togo ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)

  08.10.2015

  Togo has ratified the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement, making it the third least developed country to ratify the TFA.

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