WTO announces new cohort of Young Trade Leaders for 2025 The WTO has announced the candidates selected for the 2025 Young Trade Leaders Programme, an initiative launched last year to foster a better understanding of the WTO’s work and international trade among young people. Seven individuals from five continents have been selected to form the second cohort, who will begin immediately for a period of one year.
https://www.wto.org/english/ne....ws_e/news25_e/ytl_03

Ghana formally accepts WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies On 2 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Ghana’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Ghana’s Ambassador Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antwi. Just eight more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
https://www.wto.org/english/ne....ws_e/news25_e/fish_0

DG Okonjo-Iweala underscores importance of partnerships to support LDCs WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emphasized the need to mobilize partnerships to support least-developed countries (LDCs) through trade at a high-level side event on 30 June 2025 at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla, Spain.
https://www.wto.org/english/ne....ws_e/news25_e/if_30j

DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes President Halla Tómasdóttir of Iceland to the WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, on 1 July at the WTO. They discussed the current uncertainty faced by global trade and the world economy and emphasized the importance of collective efforts to tackle global challenges. Both leaders reiterated the importance of the multilateral trading system and the need for reform and repositioning of the WTO. DG Okonjo-Iweala complimented Iceland on its strong economic performance and its active participation in the work of the WTO.
https://www.wto.org/english/ne....ws_e/news25_e/dgno_0

Trade Policy Review: Norway The eighth review of the trade policies and practices of Norway takes place on 30 June and 2 July 2025. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Norway.
https://www.wto.org/english/tr....atop_e/tpr_e/tp573_e