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New Intellectual Property Talks Chair | Boeing Reports

Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 3:50 pm | UNWTO

The newly-elected chairperson of the negotiations on a multilateral register for geographical indications for wines and spirits told delegations on 23 March 2012 he will consult them on how to proceed under new instructions from WTO ministers. More >>

WTO Public Forum 2012 "Is Multilateralism in Crisis?"

Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:26 am | UNWTO

The 2012 Public Forum will provide an opportunity for relevant stakeholders of the multilateral trading system to analyse whether multilateralism is in a state of crisis, taking into account both the Doha Round deadlock and elements of the WTO work programme ... More >>

Laos' Membership Talks Accelerate, 'ambitious' 2012 Target

Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:24 am | UNWTO

With only one bilateral negotiation outstanding, and a number of new laws announced, Laos could join the WTO by the end of the year, the chairperson Yi Xiaozhun, China’s ambassador, told the working party of delegations negotiating the membership bid. More >>

WTO and OECD to Develop Statistics on trade in Value Added

Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:23 am | UNWTO

The WTO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have signed a letter of understanding to develop statistics on trade in value added. Among other things, the two organizations will produce a publicly-available database of ... More >>

Dispute Settlement Body | Database on Preferential Trade

Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:20 am | UNWTO

The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 23 March 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is ... More >>

Mapping The Future Of Sustainable Tourism

Saturday, 16 June 2007, 5:59 pm | UNWTO

The Fifth International Tourism Forum for Parliamentarians and Local Authorities brought together over 300 representatives from 95 countries. More >>

Getting to the True Value of Tourism

Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 10:50 am | UNWTO

A new study released by the UNWTO shows how the economic importance of tourism extends to the Meetings Industry. "The Meetings Industry has come of age and placed itself firmly at the centre of tourism's future by engaging in this fundamental analysis ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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