Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
The second in the webinar series “Making Trade Agreements Work for MSMEs and Development” from the International Trade Centre (ITC) will take place on 7 June 2021, between 15h00 and 17h00 CET, online on Zoom. “The growth of e-commerce also… Read moreITC Webinar Series: Building an Enabling and Inclusive Policy Environment for e-Commerce Development
Shunta Yamaguchi Many governments are increasingly recognising the need to ensure that trade and investment agreements reflect environmental concerns to help achieve overarching environmental goals and to increase their public acceptability. In particular, investment liberalisation and protection, as well as… Read moreGreening regional trade agreements on investment
Shunta Yamaguchi OECD Trade and Environment Working Papers https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/7e1fe8ed-en.pdf?expires=1594795860&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=2E3F75D4F2F36C669BAE653AA45C79D9 Many regional trade agreements (RTAs) contain chapters and articles that are environmentally specific. However, Parties can elect to more broadly incorporate environmental objectives in their RTAs to address their environmental concerns… Read moreGreening regional trade agreements: Subsidies related to energy and environmental goods
This paper illustrates how the work of World Trade Organization’s (WTO) standing bodies—its ‘Third Pillar’, as we will call it—is inspiring parties in regional trade agreements (RTA) negotiations and contributing to deeper integration. We focus on the work of the… Read moreA Closer Look At WTO’s Third Pillar: How WTO Committees Influence Regional Trade Agreements by Devin McDaniels , Ana Cristina Molina & Erik N. Wijkström.
We are pleased to share our list of selected new acquisitions from September 2018. You can send your requests to Web.Librarian@wto.org. The list is also available on Library’s website: http://intranet/__resources/library/_en/new_for_you_new_books.html. For continuous updates on the latest trade news, don’t forget… Read moreLibrary acquisitions — September 2018
We are pleased to share our list of selected new acquisitions from August 2018. You can send your requests to Web.Librarian@wto.org. The list is also available on Library’s website: http://intranet/__resources/library/_en/new_for_you_new_books.html. For continuous updates on the latest trade news, don’t forget… Read moreLibrary acquisitions — August 2018
A mega-RTA such as the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) may overlap another RTA, with the result that some of the parties to the mega-RTA’s overlapping RTA may become common parties, while others may… Read moreExclusionary Rules of Origin of mega-RTAs under WTO law : mega-RTA ‘fracturung’ its overlapping RTA by Jong Bum Kim.
We are pleased to send you our list of selected new acquisitions from June 2017. You can send your requests to Web.Librarian@wto.org. The list is also available on Library’s website: http://intranet/__resources/library/_en/new_for_you_new_books.html. For continuous updates on the latest trade news, don’t… Read moreLibrary acquisitions — June 2017
We are pleased to send you our list of selected new acquisitions from May 2017. You can send your requests to Web.Librarian@wto.org. The list is also available on Library’s website: http://intranet/__resources/library/_en/new_for_you_new_books.html. For continuous updates on the latest trade news, don’t… Read moreLibrary acquisitions — May 2017
The latest issue of Book News from WTO Publications, highlighting recently launched titles and products, is now available. Featured in this instalment are four new titles, two launched at the WTO Public Forum in September 2016: World Trade Report 2016: Levelling… Read moreBook News from WTO Publications, October 2016