At its 33rd SAFE Working Group Meeting, the WCO launched its first annual MSME Spotlight with @wto & @iccwbo, giving smaller AEO businesses a voice.
We heard inspiring stories from the United States 🇺🇸, Morocco 🇲🇦 India 🇮🇳and Panama🇵🇦, highlighting both the benefits of AEO certification and the challenges faced by smaller businesses.
Members also advanced work on an ACI repository, AEO/e-commerce guidelines, MRA impact and Smart Security Devices.
Read more here 👉World Customs Organization
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À sa 33e réunion, le Groupe de travail SAFE de l’OMD a lancé « Focus sur les MPME » avec l’OMC et la CCI, donnant la parole aux petits OEA.
Nous avons découvert des témoignages inspirants des États-Unis 🇺🇸, du Maroc 🇲🇦, de l’Inde 🇮🇳 et du Panama 🇵🇦, mettant en lumière les avantages de la certification OEA ainsi que les défis auxquels sont confrontées les petites entreprises.
Avancées également sur les RPCM, le commerce électronique, les ARM et les dispositifs de sécurité intelligents.
Pour en savoir plus 👉Organisation mondiale des douanes
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🏆 Attending the #Aid4Trade Global Review?
Join us on 29 October at the Atrium for the International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade Award Ceremony, recognizing impactful initiatives that advance women's participation in trade and economic empowerment.
How can trade and development partnerships adapt to a changing world?
At the #Aid4Trade Global Review, experts will explore new funding sources, innovative cooperation and practical solutions to help developing economies navigate growing challenges.
🔗https://t.co/TrB02RcFKL
How big is global trade in AI-enabling goods?
Discover more insights on our updated #Ecommerce and Digital Technologies webpage: https://t.co/SypR6jgHK8
Meet the 2026 WTO Young Trade Leaders! 🌍
Hear what drives them, from their passions to their perspectives on global trade.
Together with Karen Bailón, they make up this year's cohort, bringing fresh ideas and youth perspectives to the future of trade.
How is #Aid4Trade making a difference across regions? Join the Global Review for Regional Spotlight sessions exploring impact, lessons learned & emerging priorities in:
Africa: https://t.co/z3mbrMaCrh Asia & Pacific: https://t.co/SbHMFj2iOc The Americas: https://t.co/yXoncM9X9J
Happy to see the sharing of experiences and peer learning process of the @giz_gmbh and TFAF supported projects. Congratulations to Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Kenya, Niger for their participation. With their Excellencies, Amb Carmen Heidecke of Germany, Amb Edelin Calixte Randriamiandrisoa of Madagascar, Amb Ado Garba of Niger; and Nurbek Maksutov of Kyrzgyz Republic and Christine Nzumbu of Kenya.
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Bidding farewell to H.E. Amb Elvis Toolouta Shiweda of Namibia. Thank you for the excellent cooperation and your hard work coordinating the Africa Group. Wishing you the very best in your new assignment.
Happy to meet with Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (@EBRD), and her team to discuss @wto Secretariat - EBRD collaboration on trade finance and the GPA Agreement among others.
At the International Monetary and Finance Committee Meeting (IMFC) of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Bangkok discussing the state of the global economy, its resilience and the key risks. I shared on the centrality of trade to global growth; the latest data on the resilience of trade which mirrors that of the global economy, and is driven largely by growth in AI trade. All agreed that resilience should not breed complacency. We must deal with key risks, including macroeconomic imbalances, and in the case of @wto, implement key reforms. With my sisters, Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva MD of @IMF_news and Christine @Lagarde President of @ecb. Also with Pablo Hernandez de Cos, GM of @BIS_org.
Very productive meeting with delegation from Finland‘s Development Policy Committee, led by Jani Kokko MP, Vice-Chair of the Committee, focusing on measures to further improve living standards in poor countries through trade, including implications for the ongoing @wto reform process. Appreciate the robust exchange. Many thanks to DPR Markus Heydemann for helping coordinate the meeting.
What works to boost LDCs’ participation in global trade and what’s next?
Join us at #Aid4Trade Global Review on 29 October to explore the impact of trade development interventions, emerging priorities & actions to make trade more inclusive for LDCs. 🔗https://t.co/xVjwXc3hbk
On 29 October at 10:45 AM (CET), join us for the WTO Presidential Lecture by President @AOuattara_PRCI of Côte d’Ivoire, at the #Aid4Trade Global Review, followed by a fireside chat with him and Director-General @NOIweala.
Watch live: https://t.co/ZKazX2lrRb
20 years of #Aid4Trade. What’s next?
On 29 Oct, global leaders will reflect on its impact, evolving trade & development needs & how partnerships can help developing economies realize their trade potential. The joint WTO-@OECD report will be launched.
https://t.co/Wc0iEov5uB