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A morning long interaction with the Cameroonian organized Private Sector. Large, small and women owned enterprises. Listening to the various challenges facing the Private Sector in international trade from labelling, certification and other standards that sometimes seem like

Keynote lecture at the International Relations Institute (IRIC) of Cameroon, home of the WTO Chairs Program. Wonderful to meet the vibrant students and faculty, in particular the students enrolled through the Chairs Program Masters in International Trade. Also handed out

Reviewing the status of MC14 preparations at the Presidency with H.E Minister of State at the Presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh. Thank you for your strong support.

Great news! Malawi becomes the 100th WTO member to ratify the Harmful Fisheries Subsidies Agreement. Congratulations to the Republic of Malawi, to HE Mr President, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Amb Caroline Bwanali-Musa and her team. 11 left to go!

Congratulations to outgoing African Development Bank President Dr Akin Adesina Akinwumi A. Adesina for ten years of able , intelligent and results focused leadership of the Bank and a Huge Welcome to incoming President Sidi Ould Tah Sidi Ould Tah for a well deserved win in a hard

Very saddened to learn of the passing away of Stan Fischer quintessential Central Banker, one of the world’s smartest economists but just simply a warm and very nice human being. Stan was the Chief Economist at the World Bank in 1988 when I was just a junior economist. But after

Nicaragua becomes the 101stMember to deposit their instrument of ratification for the Fisheries Subsidies agreement, thus triggering the call for proposals for the Fish Fund. This also means that there are only 10 additional ratifications left for the agreement to enter into

Delighted to receive for a courtesy call today Her Excellency Ms. Mutale Nalumango, Vice President of Zambia. Despite the short time we were able to discuss matters of interest to Zambia’s trade, including the Agricultural Trade Negotiations and the issue of subsidies that

A nice ceremony to unveil the beautiful painting gifted by the Sultanate of Oman to the WTO, in honor of the Visit of June 2023 of His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said. The occasion also marked Oman’s 25th year of accession to the WTO. We appreciate the Sultanate of

At the Australian Mini-Ministerial in Paris on the sidelines of the OECD Trade Ministerial Council Meeting. Productive bilaterals with several ministers. With EU Commissioner for Trade H.E Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister for Trade and Industry

Continuing with Bilaterals on the sidelines of the OECD Trade Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris. Thanks to H.E. Piyush Goyal - Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, H.E. Airlangga Hartarto  - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia, H.E. Minister Mauro Vieira -

More photos from today’s bilaterals on the sidelines of the OECD Trade Ministerial Council Meeting. With Hon. Kerrie Symmonds - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Hon Baboucarr O. Joof - Minister of Trade & Industry of the Gambia, H.E. Benjamin Dousa -

In Paris, on the sidelines of the OECD Trade Ministerial Council Meeting. Signed an MOU with H.E Minister Wang Wentao of China to renew China’s support of @WTO’s Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) and Accessions Programme.

At the Australian Mini Ministerial with Ministers. Many thanks to Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Hon Don Farrell, Deputy Secretary for Trade George Mina , Ambassador Baxter James Baxter and their team for a successful Mini Ministerial. Also including side bars with

Welcoming the President of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, one of the four Business Support Organizations to be selected in the global competition for implementing partners of the WEIDE Fund (with @WTO and International Trade Centre (ITC)). Looking forward to working with you.

Welcoming Ibrahima Cheikh Diong Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director for the new Global Loss and Damage Fund. Congratulations Ibrahima for allowing this international effort to come to fruition!

Appreciate the productive meeting today with H.E Commissioner Jozef Síkela, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships to discuss how to leverage private investments for developing countries, especially in Africa, in the face of the global aid retreat. Many thanks to his

In conversation with Director General’s of Trade of EU Member States. What a stimulating interaction, focused around specifics of getting the @WTO reform process going through to MC14 and beyond. Thanks to the Polish Presidency of the EU and the European Commission DG Trade for a

At the Group of Thirty Meeting in Berlin, hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank Governor Dr Joachim Nagel and Chaired by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Making a presentation on Reforming the International Trade Architecture. Grateful for the brilliant stimulating discussion on this topic. With