News

Trinidad and Tobago and Republic of Korea latest to ratify the TFA

03.08.2015

Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Korea have become the ninth and tenth WTO Members respectively to ratify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).

USAID's Aid for Trade projects

23.07.2015

USAID partners with donors and the international and local business community to ensure that trade facilitation reforms lead to changes in people’s lives.

Trade Starts Here: Meet Jackson Mutua, truck driver in Kenya

09.07.2015

Various donors have financed infrastructure upgrades and document processing reforms at the borders in developing countries. Jackson Mutua enjoys these improvements every day at work,and tells us how it has impacted his family life

Australia donates AUD 1 million for Trade Facilitation Agreeement Facility

02.07.2015

The government of Australia has contributed AUD 1 million (CHF 715,843) to the WTO's TFA Facility to help developing countries and least-developed countries implement the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement

New UNCTAD Technical Note on TFA ratification

29.06.2015

"Steps towards the ratification, acceptance and entry into force of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement"

OECD: "trade costs could drop significantly if Members implement the TFA"

15.06.2015

The 2015 OECD Trade Facilitation indicators (TFIs) find that the implementation of the TFA could reduce worldwide trade costs by between 12.5% to 17.5%

New updated version of USAID's implementation guide is now available

15.06.2015

A Comprehensive Approach to Trade Facilitation and Capacity Building: Second Edition

"The Trade Facilitation Agreeement: main instrument for better global trade"

08.06.2015

FIATA maintains its full support to the WTO's historic Trade Facilitation Agreement

Austria donates EUR 100,000 to the TFA Facility

05.06.2015

Press release

Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility attracting “strong support”