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Graduation from the status of least-developed country (LDC) marks an important milestone in the development path of each LDC. However, the phasing-out of international support measures associated with LDC status could present challenges for graduating LDCs in their efforts to continue to integrate into the global economy. This report examines the implications of graduation in terms of LDCs' participation in the multilateral trading system, market access opportunities and development assistance. The impact of graduation will vary for each LDC depending on factors such as export structure, use of preferential treatment, and their terms of entry into the WTO. In addition, although a quarter of LDCs were on track to graduate from LDC status prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic dislocation resulting from the pandemic threatens to delay graduation for some countries. The analysis in this report focuses on how graduation will affect LDCs' trade relations, whether that graduation happens as planned or at a later date. Trade remains key to helping LDCs to increase incomes and maintain growth, and the report sheds light on potential support measures that graduating LDCs can explore, in cooperation with their trading partners and the broader international development community, in order to achieve sustainable graduation. Complementary to the first report published in June 2020 this second report examines in greater detail the impact of graduation on preferential market access for each of the 12 graduating LDCs. Co-published in August 2020 by the World Trade Organization and Enhanced Integrated Framework.

The World Trade Organization is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible. The WTO Annual Report 2014 provides a brief summary of the World Trade Organization's mission and general operation, as well as an overview of its accomplishments in 2013. It also provides a detailed review of the WTO's main areas of activity: • Trade negotiations • Implementation of WTO agreements and trade monitoring • Dispute settlement • Building trade capacity • Outreach

1999 was a turbulent year for the WTO. After four months without a Director-General or Deputy Directors-General, the Seattle Ministerial Session failed to reach agreement, either on the launch of a new Round of trade negotiations or on the other important points which emerged in the course of the preparatory process. Furthermore, the WTO found itself at the centre of a wave of resentment against many aspects of the global economy, for which the Seattle Ministerial became a focus.

Features the World Trade Organization (WTO), the legal and institutional foundation of the multilateral trading system, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Include an Organization overview, WTO's objective statements, a profile of the Director-General, meeting programs, press releases, WTO publications, and a membership directory. Offers information on the Uruguay Round trade negotiations, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), trade disputes, the Singapore Conference, national trade policies, and the International Trade Centre. Provides access to online topical resources and to French and Spanish versions of site information.

This volume provides a guide to the interpretation and application of the Marrekesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement) drawing on the juripudence of panel, Appellate Body and arbitration reports and on decisions of WTO bodies. The material covers the period 1 January 1995 to 30 June 2001.

Dispute settlement decisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are presented with the aid of extensive annotations, in-depth analysis, and comprehensive summaries of case histories. The extensive index in each volume enables access to particular titles. Legal precedents and conclusions are detailed in the legal annotations and conclusions sections. Case and treaty citations, along with current information on the overall status of all disputes before the WTO are presented in two tables. Current interpretations of the various treaties that govern international trade law contain full-text decisions.

This first-of-its-kind series from Bernan Press includes all World Trade Organization Panel Reports and Appellate Decisions since the WTO's establishment in 1995. Cases are presented in chronological order, based on the date of the decision being reported, and have been annotated by Bernan's expert editors so that anyone with an interest in international trade can easily locate, understand, and cross-reference important trade law cases. Each volume in this series provides: The text of each Dispute Settlement case Arguments of all participants, including third parties A full procedural history of each case-from consultation to appeal Up-to-date information on the status of all ongoing disputes Summaries and enumeration of conclusions in the material preceding the case text Detailed annotations including relevant paragraph(s), legal subject matter, and treaty provisions interpreted.

The Trade Policy Review Mechanism, a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is designed to contribute to improving adherence by all WTO members to rules, disciplines, and commitments made under the Multilateral Trade Agreement. This volume in the series provides information on the trade policies, practices, and macroeconomic situations of Colombia. Each Trade Policy Review is expertly prepared after in-depth analysis of an individual nation by the WTOs Trade Policy Review Board.