Nine questions about the digital future
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WTO circulates arbitration decision in US-EU ripe olives dispute
dispute settlement
On 29 October, a WTO arbitrator issued its decision on the level of countermeasures the European Union may request with respect to the United States in “United States – Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Ripe Olives from Spain” (DS577).
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Members review anti-dumping notifications, actions at Committee meeting
The Committee reviewed new notifications of legislation submitted by Argentina, Iceland, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, the United States and Viet Nam.
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Trade Policy Review: United Kingdom
The following documents are available:
Secretariat report
A detailed report written independently by the WTO Secretariat.
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Transparency remains core priority in work of subsidies committee
The Chair drew attention to the WTO Secretariat’s compendium on notification submission rates, which is updated twice a year, and recalled the Secretariat’s training on notification obligations held on 21 January 2025.
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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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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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