The principles and procedural requirements set out by the text of the Agreement do not automatically apply to all the procurement activities of each party. Only those specified in the parties' ...

Sixty-six members, covering approximately 70% of global trade, have adopted a pathway to bring into force the WTO Agreement on Electronic Commerce through interim arrangements while continuing to work ...

The 129 WTO members participating in the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFDA) issued a joint ministerial declaration on 29 March at the end of the 14th Ministerial Conference in ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints and a vital channel for international trade. Located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, it is a key pathway ...

The fundamental goal of the WTO is to improve the welfare of people around the world. The WTO’s founding Marrakesh Agreement recognizes that trade should be conducted with a view to raising standards ...

A new Trade Policy Activity (TPA) index by WTO and IMF economists shows a marked rise in trade policy activity during 2025-26, alongside heightened trade policy tensions among large economies, against ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating health and economic consequences, with unprecedented disruption to people's lives, the global economy and world trade. One of the most effective means of ...

The sequence of steps indicated above in the analysis of a claim of justification under Article XX reflects, not inadvertence or random choice, but rather the fundamental structure and logic of ...

During the Uruguay Round of negotiations (1986-1994), participating countries undertook specific commitments on market access and national treatment, which are contained in their original services ...

This page is designed to help you find and follow disputes meeting criteria that you specify. Use one or more of the drop-down menus below to specify search criteria, then click “search”. You will be ...

World trade volume today is roughly 45 times the level recorded in the early days of the GATT (4500% growth from 1950 to 2025). World trade values today have ballooned by almost 410 times from 1950 ...

Resolving trade disputes is one of the core activities of the WTO. A dispute arises when a member government believes another member government is violating an agreement or a commitment that it has ...