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Hildegunn Gjengedal @ Social Media Corner

Title: Hildegunn Gjengedal @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:55
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Ms Gjengedal, senior advisor to the Norwegian Farmers' Union, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Dr. Paul Rübig @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Dr. Rübig, Member of the European Parliament Group of the European People's Party, responds ot the questions: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Eloise Johnston @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:37
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Ms. Johnston, Member of Global Voices youth delegation and student at Maquarie University, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Molly Mahlouzarides @ Social Media Corner

Title: Molly Mahlouzarides @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:22
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Ms. Mahlouzarides, Member of Global Voices youth delegation and student at James Cook University, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Alexander Choy @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:59
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Mr. Choy, student of law and international business at Griffith University, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Mr. Keith Rockwell @ Social Media Corner

Title: Mr. Keith Rockwell @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:04
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Mr. Rockwell, Spokesman for the WTO, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Ms Anna Aseeva @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Ms. Aseeva, Professor of International Public Law at Science-Po Paris, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Ms Maria Perez-Esteve @ Social Media Corner

Title: Ms Maria Perez-Esteve @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:19
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: A message from the Co-ordinator of the WTO Public Forum 2012.

M. Jean-François Bence @ Social Media Corner

Title: M. Jean-François Bence @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: M. Bence répond à la question: Le multilatéralisme est-il en crise?

Mr. Bence, Director of External Relations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Environment- Transport, Energy, Sustainable Development at the European Economic and Social Committee

Mr. Frederic Baertl @ Social Media Corner

Title: Mr. Frederic Baertl @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:47
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Mr. Baertl, a Research Assistant at the SIAW of the University of St. Gallen, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Mr. Robin Kleiner @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Mr. Kleiner, a student at University of St. Gallen, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Mr. Riad Baazia @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:34
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Mr. Baazia, an expert in international organizations, responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi @ Social Media Corner

Title: H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:24
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Minister for Foreign Trade of United Arab Emirates responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Ms Karina Hehs @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:19
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Karina, student of Agricultural Engineering at the University of São Paulo and winner of the WTO Youth Ambassador Video Contest responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Ms Ankita Mishra @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:27
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: MBA Student at the Institute of Business Management Pune and winner of the WTO Youth Ambassador Essay Contest responds to the questions: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Ms Karina Hehs @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:21
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Karina, student of Agricultural Engineering at the University of São Paulo and winner of the WTO Youth Ambassador Video Contest responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Mr Pascal Lamy @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 2:25
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Directeur général de l'OMC répond à la question: Le multilatéralisme est-il en crise?

Hon. Mr Ricardo Lagos @ Social Media Corner

Title: Hon. Mr Ricardo Lagos @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:44
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Senator for Senate of Chile responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Mr Nicholas Staheyeff @ Social Media Corner

Title: Mr Nicholas Staheyeff @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:29
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Vice Chairman and CFO of eBay International responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Mr Andrew Harvey @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 1:44
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Former BBC Presenter responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Ms Micheline Calmy-Rey @ Social Media Corner

Title: Ms Micheline Calmy-Rey @ Social Media Corner
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Former President of the Swiss Confederation responds to the question: Is multilateralism in crisis?

Title: Making Trade Easier
Runtime: 8:21
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Making trade easier: trade facilitation negotiations at the WTO
Through its work on trade facilitation, the WTO aims to achieve a more efficient trade in goods across international borders and to reduce the cost of cross-border trade for the benefit of exporters, importers and consumers.

The objective of the negotiations is to clarify and improve three articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) relating to the transit of goods, fees and formalities (documentation and procedures) and the transparency of laws and regulations. The aim is to ease border procedures and to facilitate the movement, release and clearance of goods.

Title: Business and the WTO
Runtime: 6:30
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: What does the WTO mean for Business? What can business do for the WTO?
With the increasing interdependence of global industries and rapidly shifting trade patterns, businesses need global rules and an effective multilateral rule-based trade system. The WTO provides this, increasing stability, predictability, market access and information in the trade system.

Students step into the shoes of WTO negotiators

Title: Students step into the shoes of WTO negotiators
Runtime: 5:26
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.04.12

On 20 April 2012, 72 students from around the world gathered at the WTO for a trade negotiations simulation exercise, the culmination of a five-day programme aimed at deepening their understanding of decision-making in the multilateral trading system. The students had worked in separate "committees" at St Gallen University, Switzerland, before coming to the WTO to decide on their final declarations. The programme provides a unique opportunity for students to discuss their negotiating strategies with real negotiators as well as with WTO experts.

Have a look at this news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/tra_15apr12_e.htm

More information about WTO's training courses:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/course_details_e.htm

Interview : the Dispute Settlement System

Title: Interview : the Dispute Settlement System
Runtime: 17:54
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 3.07.12

Interview with Professor John Jackson on the WTO's Dispute Settlement System

Over the last five decades, few scholars have contributed as much to the global trading system as John Jackson. As a professor at Michigan and Georgetown, Jackson has influenced generations of trade lawyers, officials and negotiators with work about the WTO and particularly its Dispute Settlement System. As the GATT/WTO Legal Affairs Division celebrates its 30th anniversary, Professor Jackson talks with Keith Rockwell, WTO's spokesperson.

More about dispute settlement:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm

Have a look at the WTO's website video gateway:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm

Title: World Trade Report 2012
Runtime: 5:51
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 16.07.12

Increased use of regulatory measures creates new challenges for the WTO, report says

Non-tariff measures, such as regulatory standards for manufactured and agricultural goods, can have a significant impact on trade — possibly even more than tariffs — according to the latest edition of the WTO's flagship publication published on 16 July 2012. Director-General Pascal Lamy said "a clear trend has emerged in which NTMs are less about shielding producers from import competition and more about the attainment of a broad range of public policy objectives."

Have a look at the press release on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres12_e/pr667_e.htm

More information about the World Trade Report:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/wtr_e.htm

30 years of settling disputes in the multilateral trading system

Title: 30 years of settling disputes in the multilateral trading system
Runtime: 22:57
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 28.06.12

Looking back at the creation of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding

The 30th anniversary of the GATT/WTO Legal Affairs Division in June 2012 provided an opportunity to look back at the objectives and ambitions of the Uruguay Round negotiators when they created the dispute settlement system.

Interviews with Peter Sutherland, Rufus Yerxa, Julio Lacarte, Luiz Felipe Lampreia, Warren Lavorel, Hassan Abouyoub, Rubens Ricupero, John Weekes, Pierre-Louis Girard, Alan Oxley and David Hartridge

Full interviews are available on the following website:
http://www.wtocreation.org/en

More information about Dispute Settlement in the WTO:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm

WTO Public Forum 2012: "Is Multilateralism in crisis?"

Title: WTO Public Forum 2012: "Is Multilateralism in crisis?"
Runtime: 2:11
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 2.07.12

2012 Public Forum to debate novel ideas and identify creative approaches to address international trade challenges

The Public Forum is the WTO's largest annual outreach event, which provides a platform for participants to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system. The event regularly attracts over 1,500 representatives from civil society, academia, business, the media, governments, parliamentarians and inter-governmental organizations.

The 2012 Public Forum will provide an opportunity for relevant stakeholders of the multilateral trading system to analyse whether multilateralism is in a state of crisis, taking into account both the Doha Round deadlock and elements of the WTO work programme that continue to work well.

More information about the 2012 Public Forum:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum12_e/public_forum12_e...

Title: Four new members in the WTO family
Runtime: 0:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 23.05.12

WTO welcomes four new members; ratification process ongoing

In 2011 Russia, Samoa, Vanuatu and Montenegro completed negotiations for acceding to the organization. WTO membership provides countries with a stable and predictable trading environment. Accession candidates aim to benefit from the level playing field of the rules-based system and to increase their trading opportunities. Welcoming new members is also essential to strengthen the organization's core values of peace and stability.

More information about WTO accessions on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Debate: Trade in information and communications technology products

Title: Debate: Trade in information and communications technology products
Runtime: 16:57
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.05.12

WTO Information Technology Agreement: achievements and challenges looking ahead

15 years ago, the WTO Information Technology Agreement opened the door to a liberalization of trade in information and communications technology (ICT) products. The benefits WTO members gained from this trade opening outpaced all expectations. What are the prospects and challenges for a further expansion of trade in ICT products? Paul Kukubo, Chief Executive Officer of Kenya's Information, Communication and Technology Board, and Ulf Pehrsson, Vice President for Government and Industry Relations at Ericsson, discuss this issue with Josep Bosch, WTO Information Officer.

More on the Information Technology Agreement on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/inftec_e.htm

Information Technology Agreement marks 15th anniversary

Title: Information Technology Agreement marks 15th anniversary
Runtime: 9:16
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.05.12

Information Technology Agreement marks 15th anniversary with two-day symposium

Participants have marked the 15th anniversary of the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) by holding a symposium on 14-15 May 2012, open to all WTO members and observers, private sector, IT industry representatives, academic experts in IT technologies, international inter-governmental organizations, NGOs and journalists. After a speech by WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, keynote addresses have been given by former US Trade Representative Ms Charlene Barshefsky and Vice Chairman of Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Dr Ryoji Chubachi.

More information about the Information Technology Agreement on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/inftec_e.htm

Debate: trade and sustainable development

Title: Debate: trade and sustainable development
Runtime: 9:48
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Rio+20: what are the opportunities and challenges for trade?
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 20-22 June 2012. What can be the contribution of the trade community to the Rio+20 debate? Mark Halle, Director of Trade and Investment at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and Manuel Teehankee, former Ambassador of the Philippines to the WTO and former Chair of the Committee on Trade and Environment Special Session, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

WTO Trade Forecast 2012 - Press Conference

Title: WTO Trade Forecast 2012 - Press Conference
Runtime: 4:55
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 12.04.12

World Trade Figures for 2011, forecast for 2012 - Highlights from the press conference

After a strong deceleration in 2011, with global trade flows expanding by 5%, world trade growth is expected to continue slowing down in 2012, reaching 3.7%, according to WTO economists. "More than three years have passed since the trade collapse of 2008-2009, but recent events have demonstrated that world economy and trade remain fragile", WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said.

Have a look at the press relase on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres12_e/pr658_e.htm

More on international trade statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

More on economic research and analysis:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/reser_e.htm

WTO Trade Forecast for 2012 - Interview with WTO Chief Economist

Title: WTO Trade Forecast for 2012 - Interview with WTO Chief Economist
Runtime: 5:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 12.04.12

Interview with WTO Chief Economist Patrick Low - World Trade Figures 2011, forecast for 2012

After a strong deceleration in 2011, with global trade flows expanding by 5%, world trade growth is expected to continue slowing down in 2012, reaching 3.7%, according to WTO economists. "More than three years have passed since the trade collapse of 2008-2009, but recent events have demonstrated that world economy and trade remain fragile", WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said.

Have a look at the press release on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres12_e/pr658_e.htm

More on international trade statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

More on economic research and analysis:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/reser_e.htm

Government Procurement Agreement revised

Title: Government Procurement Agreement revised
Runtime: 9:00
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 30.03.12

The Committee on Government Procurement adopted on 30 March 2012 the revised Government Procurement Agreement after a final review required by the Ministerial Conference decision in December last year. The revised Agreement will now go to the respective parliaments for ratification.

Have a look at the news item on WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/gpro_30mar12_e.htm

More information about government procurement on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gproc_e.htm

Title: Debate: Business and the WTO
Runtime: 9:47
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.03.12

What do businesses want from the multilateral trading system?

The way business is conducted has evolved considerably over the last 15 years. More and more, global companies rely on components manufactured in other countries to make their finished products. Global trade rules have not kept pace with these emerging business trends. With the Doha round stalled it has become increasingly important for business leaders to define their priorities for the global trading system. What do businesses want and expect from the WTO and the global trading system? Victor K. Fung, Chairman of the Li & Fung Group, and Harold McGraw III President and CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesman.

Title: Debate: Global Trade and Employment
Runtime: 11:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.11

What do global production networks mean for trade and employment?

With the worldwide expansion of trade opening, global supply and production networks have emerged as a new pattern for trade flows. How significant are those global value chains for trade itself, and how do they affect employment and the overall global economy? Hildegunn K. Nordås, Senior Trade Policy Analyst at the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the OECD, and Robert Stehrer, Deputy Director of Research at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesman.

More information on global production networks:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/miwi_e/miwi_e.htm

Have a look at our video about global production networks:
http://youtu.be/KMkJu8S8ztE

ICC's World Trade Agenda Press Conference

Title: ICC's World Trade Agenda Press Conference
Runtime: 8:15
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.03.12

Press conference ahead of ICC's World Trade Agenda Conference

Business leaders and trade experts met in Geneva on 14 March 2012 to share views on the Business World Trade Agenda launched by the ICC at the WTO Eighth Ministerial Conference. The initiative provides a platform for discussion, in order for global business leaders to help governments set a trade agenda for the 21st Century.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/ngo_14mar12_e.htm

Debate: How can Aid for Trade make a difference?

Title: Debate: How can Aid for Trade make a difference?
Runtime: 11:56
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.07.11

The Aid for Trade initiative supports developing countries' efforts to increase their participation in the global economy. Aid for Trade projects on the ground are designed to develop infrastructure and foster know-how, thereby boosting trade capacity. How can we assess the effectiveness of Aid for Trade measures in helping developing countries to achieve their development goals? Mario Roger Hernández, Vice-Minister of Economy of El Salvador, and Peter Thompson, Director of the Directorate for Development and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) within the Trade Directorate of the European Commission, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesman.

More information on the Aid for Trade initiative:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

Watch this video on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/library/flashvideo/video_e.htm?id=145

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Debate: Aid for Trade and Global Production Networks

Title: Debate: Aid for Trade and Global Production Networks
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.07.11

How can Aid for Trade help developing countries participate in global production networks?

In today's international trade, goods and services are produced more effectively thanks to the emergence of global supply chains. How can the Aid for Trade initiative help developing countries increase their integration into this globalized production process? Sarah Thorn, Senior Director of Federal Government Relations at Wal-Mart, and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Nestlé, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO spokesman.

More video debates on this channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6

More information about WTO Aid for Trade initiative:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

Debate: Agricultural export restrictions

Title: Debate: Agricultural export restrictions
Runtime: 12:21
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.11

How to address agricultural export restrictions?

The sharp spike in food prices in recent years has sparked fears about food security and raised the spectre of hunger for millions. The causes of this volatility include growing populations, changes in dietary habits, increased use of bio-fuels and climate change. But trade, the conveyor belt between supply and demand, has been a factor too. When governments, often for understandable reasons, employ export restrictions they decrease the available supply of food on world markets and drive prices up. How should the trading system adequately balance the needs of importers and exporters? Nicolas Imboden, Executive Director of IDEAS Centre, and Debapriya Bhattacharya, Centre for Policy Dialogue, discuss this topic with Keith Rockwell, WTO spokesman.

More video debates on this channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6

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Eighth Ministerial Conference - Highlights

Title: Eighth Ministerial Conference - Highlights
Runtime: 7:35
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 21.12.11

The Eighth Ministerial Conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 17 December 2011. In parallel to the Plenary Session, where Ministers made prepared statements, three Working Sessions took place with the following themes: "Importance of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO", "Trade and Development" and "Doha Development Agenda". The Conference approved the accessions of Russia, Samoa and Montenegro. In the final session, Ministers adopted a number of decisions and the Chair made a concluding statement.

More videos about the WTO Eighth Ministerial Conference:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min11_e/video_e.htm

Have a look at WTO Eighth Ministerial Conference news items on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/archive_e/mn11_arc_e.htm

Montenegro's WTO accession package adopted

Title: Montenegro's WTO accession package adopted
Runtime: 2:52
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 5.12.11

The Working Party on Montenegro's accession paved the way for the country's membership in the WTO by adopting, ad referendum, the country's accession terms. Ministers are expected to accept Montenegro as a new WTO Member at the 15 -17 December Ministerial Conference.

More information about WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Have a look at this news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc_mne_05dec11_e.htm

Title: General Council meeting - Highlights
Runtime: 5:16
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 30.11.11

Lamy sees support for advancing negotiations in more promising areas of the Round

Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report on the Doha Round to the General Council on 30 November 2011, said that he sensed in his consultations with members "convergence emerging around the idea that members advance negotiations in areas where progress can be achieved, in line with our existing provisions that allow members to reach agreements based on consensus earlier than the full conclusion of the single undertaking". He added that "obviously it is for the membership to see which are these areas as it is for the membership to negotiate and reach agreement".

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/gc_rpt_30nov11_e.htm

More information about the General Council:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/gcounc_e/gcounc_e.htm

Eighth WTO ...

Public Health, Innovation and Trade: Achievements and Challenges

Title: Public Health, Innovation and Trade: Achievements and Challenges
Runtime: 8:00
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 23.11.11

Highlights from the high-level symposium of the Global Health Programme

Ten years after the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, significant achievements have been made to better recognise public health values in framing the intellectual property and international trading system. Organized by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the symposium aims to review challenges in promoting access and innovation, and to foster policy coherence between different international organisations, as well as other key stakeholders.

More information about trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_e.htm

Interview with the Chief Negotiator of China's WTO accession

Title: Interview with the Chief Negotiator of China's WTO accession
Runtime: 13:05
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 10.11.11

Interview with Long Yongtu, Chief Negotiator of China's WTO accession

In 2001, after 15 years of complex and often very tough negotiations, China became a member of the World Trade Organization. China, the WTO and the multilateral trading system have been changed by this historic accession and its impact is still be debated to this day. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of China's WTO accession, WTO Spokesperson Keith Rockwell speaks with Long Yongtu, Chief Negotiator of China's accession to the WTO.

Have a look at this video on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm#video

More information about China WTO membership:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/china_e.htm

Title: Debate: Trade and the Arab Spring
Runtime: 11:17
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.11

What are the implications of the Arab spring for trade and competitiveness?

Political changes that have affected the Arab region in 2011 have many implications in terms of economic and social development in those countries. What is their effect on Arab economies' participation in international trade? Naguib Sawiris, former Chairman and CEO of Orascom Telecom, and Taleb Rifai, Executive Director of the World Tourism Organization, discuss this issue with Bernard Kuiten, WTO Head of External Relations.

More trade debates on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6

Have a look at WTO news in video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/920EE843C1A40330

Title: Press conference on Russia's accession
Runtime: 4:06
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 10.11.11

Working Party seals the deal on Russia's membership negotiations

Russia's accession to the WTO cleared a major hurdle when the WTO Working Party on its accession approved, ad referendum on 10 November 2011, the package spelling out Russia's terms of entry to the organization. The Working Party will now send its accession recommendation to the 15 —17 December Ministerial Conference, where Ministers are expected to approve the documents and accept Russia as a WTO Member.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc_rus_10nov11_e.htm

More information on WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Final meeting of Russia's accession Working Party

Title: Final meeting of Russia's accession Working Party
Runtime: 3:50
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 10.11.11

Working Party seals the deal on Russia's membership negotiations

On 10 November 2011, the Working Party on Russia's accession, chaired by Ambassador Stefán Jóhannesson (Iceland), agreed, ad referendum, on the terms of the country's membership to the WTO by adopting the package containing reforms to Russia's trade regime, and the commitments that Russia undertook to implement as part of its WTO accession.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc_rus_10nov11_e.htm

More information about WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Title: WTO welcomes Vanuatu as a new member
Runtime: 5:30
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org 26.10.11

The General Council today paved the way for Vanuatu's membership in the WTO by approving its accession package. Vanuatu would have to ratify the deal by 31 December 2011 and would become WTO's 154th member 30 days after the ratification.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc__26oct11_e.htm

More information about WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

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