Austria gives EUR 200,000 to Chairs network to boost developing countries’ trade expertise

The government of Austria has contributed EUR 200,000 (approximately CHF 200,000) in 2023 to the Global Trust Fund to support the latest…

DG Okonjo-Iweala receives honorary doctorate from Nyenrode Business University

Reform of the WTO is all about keeping the institution in tune with the world’s changing needs and continuing to deliver on its founding…

DDG Zhang calls for strengthened cooperation in Latin America through WTO Chairs Programme

Speaking at the opening of a seminar titled “Negotiations, Economic Resilience and Commerce” held on 14-15 November at the Universidad…

DDG Zhang at international workshop organised by the WCP Chair in Vietnam

Speaking at a workshop on 4 November held at the Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Hanoi, a member of the WTO Chairs Programme, Deputy…

DDG Zhang welcomes Kathmandu University School of Management to Chairs Programme

The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) on 17-18 October launched trade-capacity building activities at the Kathmandu University School of…

DDG Zhang inaugurates the new WTO Chair at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) on 14 October kick-started activities with a new chair institution—the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade…

WTO Chairs Programme launches activities at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

The WTO Chairs Programme saw the launch of trade capacity-building activities at the Universidad de los Andes (UDLA) in Bogotá, Colombia…

Highlights of the WCP Annual Conference was held at the WTO headquarters in Geneva from 25-27 July…

Trade capacity-building activities under the WTO Chairs Programme were launched at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB) in…

DDG Zhang: Both AfCFTA and WTO are important to support Africa’s growth and prosperity Trade is a fundamental driver of growth,…

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and DDG Xiangchen Zhang with participants of the Chairs Programme

The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) concluded its three-day annual conference on 27 July, wrapping up fruitful…