Innovative research from WTO and IMF economists has produced an indicator that draws insights from a wide range of information on trade policy measures covering a large number of economies and products.

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Participants also discussed the region’s contribution to shaping the multilateral trading system and ongoing discussions at the WTO on reforming the institution.

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dispute settlement

On 23 October, the WTO circulated the compliance panel report in the case brought by the European Union in Colombia – Anti-Dumping Duties on Frozen Fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands (DS591).

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Entitled “High-Level Forum on the CAREC Region and the Multilateral Trading System: Deepening Integration in Central Asia and Beyond”, the event was organized by the CAREC Program of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in partnership with the WTO Secretariat and opened by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

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The meeting, chaired by Ambassador Davasuren Gerelmaa of Mongolia, brought together ministers and senior officials from the 32 LLDCs, along with UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, Under-Secretary-General Rabab Fatima of the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), and the heads of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) as well as other development partners.

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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Francisco Chapo, on 21 October at the WTO.

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China is of the view the measures are contingent on the use of domestic over imported inputs or are otherwise discriminatory against Chinese products and are inconsistent with various provisions under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.

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Legislators are central to the functioning of the multilateral trading system: their scrutiny and adoption of WTO agreements and their oversight of trade commitments ensure trade rules are anchored in national institutions with public accountability.

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Discussions centred on the role of trade as a platform for promoting dialogue and stability, looking at the experiences of conflict-affected WTO members, including Liberia and Mozambique, as well as Oman’s role in fostering peace and mediation in their region.

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In his opening remarks, the Chair of the Committee, Ambassador Erwin Bollinger of Switzerland, said members’ continued interest in the interface of trade and climate change policies or measures and their discussions in various configurations since 2024 culminated in the holding of the event.

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