World Trade Organization – Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility

News

• According to newly launched UN ESCAP report, implementing digital trade facilitation could cut trade costs in Asia-Pacific by $673 billion annually

  29.03.2018

  According to the report, full implementation of the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement alongside other digital trade facilitation or paperless trade measures is projected to reduce trade costs in the region by 26 per cent

• TFAF at MC11: Public and private sector leaders exchange best practices to implement Trade Facilitation Agreement

  14.02.2018

  Speakers at the event highlighted the importance of local ownership of reform plans, multi-stakeholder cooperation, and capacity building to successfully implement the Agreement.

• Book Launch: “The WTO Agreements” formally unveiled at WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires

  14.02.2018

  The book brings together WTO’s founding and new agreements and annexes in a more comprehensive and manageable format

• China donates USD 1 million to support implementation of Trade Facilitation Agreement

  08.02.2018

  China's donation to the Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) will finance the capacity-building support needed by developing countries to implement the Agreement

• Argentina Ratifies the Trade Facilitation Agreement

  08.02.2018

  Argentina is the 128th WTO member to have ratified the Agreement

• TFAF Intern presents at WTO Ministerial Conference

  06.02.2018

  Tavengerwei presented on 'Using trade facilitation to assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in cross-border e-commerce'

• UNESCAP releases interactive database of UN Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation

  19.01.2018

  The database provides detailed data on implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade measures for 120 countries around the world.

• Zambia and Jamaica joint prize winners of the SmartLessons case study competition on trade facilitation

  13.07.2017

  The goal of the competition was to showcase the lessons learned in implementing trade facilitation reforms that help countries align with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

• Communication from the International Customs community regarding the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement

  12.07.2017

  The World Customs Organization (WCO) congratulates the World Trade Organization on the entry into force of the TFA and reaffirms that it is committed to the smooth, effective and efficient implementation of the TFA.

• ICTSD - Enhancing Food Security in Africa Through Implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement

  21.06.2017

  ICTSD published a paper on how the TFA could help facilitate agricultural trade and improve food security in Africa.

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