Trade Policy Review: United Kingdom
The following documents are available:
Secretariat report
A detailed report written independently by the WTO Secretariat.
Full article at source: World Trade Organization (WTO)
WTO and IMF economists develop new indicator to measure global trade policy dynamics
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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Unlocking Small-Scale Cross-Border Trade Between Burundi and the DRC
Representatives from the Governments of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are currently meeting in Bujumbura for a three-day session to review progress on the reopening of the Buganda/Nyamoma and Mparambo/Rubenga border posts.
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Zambia and Zimbabwe to strengthen economic ties with Common Agro-Industrial Park
Lusaka, Zambia Thursday 23 October 2025: Under their Joint Industrialization Programme, Zambia and Zimbabwe are set to strengthen their economic cooperation by establishing a Common Agro-Industrial Park (CAIP).
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Forum highlights important role of Central Asian economies in shaping future of trade
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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WTO issues compliance ruling regarding Colombian duties on frozen fries
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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Acceding members source of hope for future of trading system – DDG Zhang
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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DDG Zhang urges deeper digitalization of border crossing procedures to boost LLDC trade
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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Lusaka, Zambia — 21 October 2025 — The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in collaboration with ZEP-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company), is proud to announce the inaugural COMESA and ZEP-Re Golf Tournament, scheduled to take place on Thursday, 23rd October 2025.
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KAZINI CARAVAN: Using Art and Culture to Drive Trade Awareness Across Africa
On Tuesday 21 October 2025, COMESA Secretariat hosted the Kazini Caravan, a youth-led continental initiative, which promotes inclusive regional integration by using art, culture and innovation as tools for trade awareness and empowerment, with the aim to simplify complex trade policies for youth innovators and women entrepreneurs across Africa’s 55 countries.
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