LDC trade interests At the meeting of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs on 16 June, members considered several LDC related proposals, including those on LDC graduation, LDC accessions and the future of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF). They...
Entitled "Advancing Arab Economies: From Strategic Accessions to Global Trade Integration", the 13th China Round Table highlighted the benefits of WTO membership for economic policy coherence, growth and development. With the aim of informing the...
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) today hosted an inaugural Ambassadors’ Forum galvanizing global support for accelerating adaptation at speed and at scale. The event, hosted at...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) noted that Aid-for-Trade disbursements reached USD 48 billion in 2023, representing a 5 per cent decrease from 2022. While most funds were channelled towards strengthening...
The TFA – which contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit – is the first WTO agreement in which developing and LDC members can determine their own implementation schedules, in...
PayLogic Awarded Project for Interoperable Digital Payment Switch in the Union of Comoros AJMAN, AJMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, February 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PayLogic, a global leader in payment technology, is proud to announce its...
WTO members officially approved the WTO accessions of both least-developed countries (LDCs) during a special ceremony at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi on 26 February. “This moment marks a significant milestone in our nation...
Jason Furman, Practice of Economic Policy Professor at Harvard University, emphasized that globalization over the past 25 years has significantly improved human welfare. Despite a global population increase of two billion, more than one billion...
The 30-day countdown to Comoros's WTO membership was activated when Ambassador Sultan Chouzour handed Comoros's instrument of acceptance of the Protocol of Accession to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at a meeting of the General Council...
The people of the Union of the Comoros are celebrating the completion of a major road that will open up its agriculturally rich areas and provide reliable access to its popular tourist centres. Thousands of Comorians turned up to witness the...
Yas Comoros, a subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom, has announced a new partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support the next phase of digital transformation in the Union of the Comoros. The collaboration aims to expand...
Kenan Yildiz continued his breakout campaign with a starring performance as Juventus overwhelmed Wydad Casablanca 4-1 at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, taking a major step towards qualification for the knockout stages of the Fifa Club World...
One of the most daunting tasks young people face after university is finding their first job. In this debut episode of the How to Adult series, host Hala Nasar shares her post-university panic and talks to fellow graduates about job hunting in the...
The UAE, the Arab world’s second-largest economy, received Dh167 billion ($45.5 billion) in foreign direct investment last year, and the country has its sight firmly set on achieving its aggregate FDI target of Dh1.3 trillion by 2031. The 48 per...
Pakistan has announced it will formally recommend US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for his “pivotal leadership” and role as “peacemaker” during the recent Kashmir crisis. Setting aside India's denial that Mr Trump facilitated an...
The US State Department has issued a security alert for all its citizens travelling abroad in the wake of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. "The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure...
As Russia hosts a major global business conference, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak responded defiantly to western critics who say his country’s economy has soured. “There is no crisis in the Russian economy,” he told The National at the St...
UPDATE: Flights cancelled to the UAE As conflict between Israel, the US and Iran escalates, flight suspensions continue and more cancellations are expected. Israel closed its airspace to both inbound and outbound flights in the early hours of...
As conflict between Israel, the US and Iran escalates, flight suspensions continue and more cancellations are expected. Israel closed its airspace to both inbound and outbound flights in the early hours of Sunday morning. Iran declared its...
Donald Trump has been called many things but his newest label – the great unifier of Europe – might just stick. That provocative notion may raise eyebrows in Brussels, Paris, or Berlin, but Mr Trump’s return could be the shock that finally compels...
