TODAY: Join the #WTOTBT Committee live for thematic sessions on:

☑️Standards Development Process: bit.ly/4eziUKr
☑️Interoperable Data Standards: bit.ly/4kx6JRV
☑️Additive Manufacturing: bit.ly/4z1RKDf

🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the 3rd International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade!

🏆 Female Entrepreneurs: Ecuador, Colombia and Cabo Verde
🏆 Sustainable Development and Gender: Türkiye and Peru

How does the WTO keep global trade moving?

Join WTO 101 to explore global trade rules, hear from trade experts, diplomats and policymakers, and network with fellow students!

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Delighted to also have received credentials of their Excellencies, Amb. Hazel Natalia Reyes Vallecillo of Nicaragua and Amb. Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati of Namibia. Looking forward to working with you!

Receiving credentials of their Excellencies, Amb. Dastid Koreshi of Albania, Amb. Dr. Zoltán Turbék of Hungary, and Amb. Muratbek Azymbakiev of Kyrgyz Republic. A warm welcome and look forward to working with you.

Congratulations to Vietnam as it commemorates the 20th Anniversary of its Accession to the @wto, with a side event on the occasion of its 3rd Trade Policy Review. Kudos to H.E Ambassador Phan Dung Mai and his team for organising a good discussion. Vietnam has made remarkable rs, going from a low income to an upper middle income country. We look forward to Vietnam confronting the present challenges of a turbulent global economy, and seizing opportunities for new development pathways in the next 20 years.

Joining the Geneva Nexus at the "Trade, Biodiversity and the Ocean Economy: Pathways to Resilience" event designed to forge stronger partnerships among International Organizations, civil society, public and private sector to protect our oceans, as we prepare for the 4th UN Ocean 2028. Many thanks to H.E. Amb João Mira Gomes of Portugal, as well as his colleagues from Belgium, Chile, South Korea and Marshall Islands for organizing this event.

A really good discussion with the Minister of Industry and Commerce of Mali, H.E. Moussa Alassane Diallo and his delegation including H.E. Amb Sekou dit Gaoussou Cisse. Discussed Mali‘s new development strategy focused on value addition to primary commodities. This approach is we are doing with Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire (C4+) on the "Partenariat pour le Coton" aiming to transform the C4+ beautiful, sustainable cotton into a textile and garment value chain. More to come.

In Brussels at the European Union‘s review of its landmark trade preference program for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) known as Everything But Arms (EBA). Celebrating 25 years of EBA and repositioning it for the future. Congratulations to the EU for its leadership on this opened the door to others. In my keynote, looked at the opportunities created by the EBA as well as the challenges and what needs to be done now so that LDCs can derive more benefits through coupling market access with value addition and increasingly moving up the value chain. With H.E. @MarosSefcovic, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security @EU_Commission, H.E. @berndlange, MEP and Chairman, Committee on International Trade (INTA), and other participants.

Catching up with H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana @DrMohamedIrfaa1, H.E. Amb Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Hon Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria @Ojukwu_Bianca, Hon Shirley Botchwey, SG of the Commonwealth @SGCommonwealth, H.E. Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin of Finance II of Brunei Darussalam, and H.E. @GordonBrown, Former Prime Minister of the UK, on the sidelines of #CHOGM26.

Many thanks to H.E. Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, and his delegation for a very helpful meeting on the sidelines of #CHOGM26. Appreciate as always your support to the @wto and the Multilateral Trading System. Your efforts to rally middle powers on WTO reform lso much appreciated.
@meti_sg

Looking back at 20 years of #Aid4Trade & ahead to the next chapter.

From trade capacity & digital opportunities to resilience & jobs, the 10th Global Review of Aid for Trade highlighted how trade & development partnerships can address evolving needs & deliver tangible outcomes.

How can trade and investment drive Africa’s transformation?

At the WTO’s Presidential Lecture, Côte d’Ivoire’s President @AOuattara_PRCI shared his vision for economic growth, industrialization and a more inclusive global trading system.

🎥 Watch the highlights.

Looking back at 20 years of #Aid4Trade & ahead to the next chapter.

From trade capacity & digital opportunities to resilience & jobs, the 10th Global Review of Aid for Trade highlighted how trade & development partnerships can address evolving needs & deliver tangible outcomes.

In the context of Viet Nam's third WTO Trade Policy Review, Ambassador Mai Phan Dũng highlights the country's economic resilience, trade reforms and deeper global integration as it approaches 20 years of WTO membership.

More: bit.ly/3V44qeO

The Chinese edition of the 2026 #WorldTradeReport was launched today in Shanghai, highlighting the critical importance of WTO reform.

WTO Accessions Director @OshikawaMaika delivered a keynote speech, and WTO Economist Stela Rubinova joined the panel discussion.

At a session marking 25 years since China's WTO accession in Shanghai, WTO Accessions Director Maika Oshikawa delivered a keynote speech on the importance of WTO accession for China & other economies. The session is part of the Hongqiao Forum @ciieonline.

Director-General: Leverage trade and partnerships to build a resilient ocean economy bit.ly/4ixxjYr

Visiting the 9th China International Import Expo @ciieonline in Shanghai (5–10 November)?

Stop by the WTO booth at National Hall 5.2 to explore our latest publications and discover more about our work and activities! #CIIE2026

On 10 November, join the #WTOTBT Committee live for thematic sessions on:

☑️Standards Development Process: bit.ly/4eziUKr
☑️Interoperable Data Standards: bit.ly/4kx6JRV
☑️Additive Manufacturing: bit.ly/4z1RKDf