Tag: WTO
Diverse candidates make WTO leadership election inclusive
When the dust settles in early November the World Trade Organization (WTO) will have a new leader to replace its out-going Director-General Roberto Azevedo...
Global tourism on a slow path of COVID-19 recovery
The coronavirus has hit the global tourism sector adversely. According to the UN, the novel coronavirus crisis and the subsequent drop in the number of...
Staple foods demand spikes amidst COVID-19 lockdown: WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat's latest report looks at the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on world agricultural trade.
The outbreak of COVID-19, and...
100mn direct tourism jobs are at risk due to the pandemic;...
The latest data from the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) has revealed that as much as 100 million direct tourism jobs are at risk around...
Global trade improving gradually; WTO Goods Trade Barometer
The latest readings at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer suggest that world merchandise trade has likely registered a historic fall in...
Uncertainty magnified global trade costs; WTO Report
The WTO Secretariat has released a new information note warning about potential trade cost increases due to COVID-19 disruptions.
The note discusses the effect of...
Women are most affected; WTO Study on COVID trade impact
Women are likely to be more adversely affected than men by trade disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports an information note from the...
Trade can help reduce the gender gap; World Bank, WTO Report
At a virtual event, the WTO and the World Bank have released a joint publication entitled "Women and Trade: The role of trade in...
