This report, prepared by FAO and the OECD with inputs from ERIA, IFPRI, IFAD, and WTO, has been submitted to the G20 Presidency of Japan in response to the Presidency’s request for background notes on Sustainable, Productive and Resilient Agro-Food Systems: value chains, human capital, and the...

G20 governments continue to resist protectionist pressures but risks remain: A joint report by the WTO, OECD and UNCTAD released on 4 November 2010 for the Group of 20 biggest economies, ahead of their meeting in Seoul on 11 November, says that by and large, G20 governments have continued to...

WTO G-20 report: Weak growth and imbalances “testing” government resolve against protectionism: The WTO’s report on G-20 trade measures, issued on 26 October 2011, said that “disappointingly weak growth in some G-20 countries and continuing macroeconomic imbalances globally are testing...

Dealing constructively with subsidies in global commerce is central to G20 leaders' goal of reforming and strengthening the multilateral trading system. The growing use of distortive subsidies alters trade and investment flows, detracts from the value of tariff bindings and other market access...

TradeTech – the set of technologies that enables global trade to become more efficient, inclusive and sustainable – is multifaceted, from trade facilitation to efficiency gains and reduced costs, to greater transparency and resilience of supply chains. Although technological innovation...

The WTO Public Forum is an annual event that provides non-governmental organizations, academics, businesses, students and others with the opportunity to discuss the latest issues regarding the multilateral trading system. Around 1,400 people registered for the 2012 Forum, whose theme was “Is...

The 2011 WTO Public Forum publication provides an overview of the discussions held at this year’s event, which was entitled “Seeking answers to global trade challenges”. Representatives from civil society, academia, business, the media, governments, parliaments and inter-governmental...

The Forum provided a unique opportunity for representatives of governments, non-governmental organizations, parliamentarians, academics, members of the business community, trade unions, journalists, lawyers and students to assess the role of the multilateral trading system in addressing the...