Japan offers USD 104,698 for food, animal and plant health standards
The following is excerpted from an 8 October 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
Lamy urges focus on "deliverables"
The following is excerpted from a 3 October 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
"Openness of trade and openness of minds" key to meeting challenges of the future - Lamy
The following is excerpted from a 1 October 2012 speech by DG Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.
Agricultural G-20 proposals could revive negotiators' engagement, chair says
The following is excerpted from a 28 September 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
The Group of 20 (G-20) developing countries, an alliance in the WTO agriculture talks, presented two new proposals on 28 September 2012, described as an effort to comply with instructions from the December 2011 Ministerial Conference, to explore how to progress in the Doha Round negotiations.
Lamy: "Trade generates opportunities for development"
The following is excerpted from a 3 October 2012 speech by DG Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.
Tackling organized crime networks behind global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies
The following is excerpted from a 4 October 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
Liechtenstein offers CHF 40,000 to WTO training for developing countries
The following is excerpted from a 28 September 2012 press release by the World Trade Organization.
Liechtenstein has donated CHF 40,000 to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF). Liechtenstein has been a regular donor to the DDAGTF since 2002 and this new contribution brings its contribution up to CHF 360,000.
Bangladesh accedes to the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention
The following is excerpted from a 28 September 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
On 28 September 2012, the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue, Dr. Nasir Uddin Ahmad, deposited Bangladesh’s instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention) with the World Customs Organization.
Namibia's Prime Minister assures his support for Customs reform
The following is excerpted from a 2 October 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.
At the invitation of Namibia's Permanent Secretary of Finance, Ericah Shafudah, the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Windhoek, Namibia on 1 and 2 October where he met Customs management and political leaders to discuss Customs modernization and its contribution to economic development.
The 7th WCO PICARD Conference
The following is excerpted from a 27 September 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.