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Highlights Canyon to materially increase strategic stake in Camrail from 9.1% to 26.9%, securing greater influence over critical rail infrastructure Completion of strategic 42.8% Investment in Terminal Bois du Port de Douala S.A., operator of Port...

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Ambassador Kelly confirmed that members are ready to undertake substantive work on the four areas explored by ministers at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in March 2026. These areas comprise foundational issues,...

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by Robert Staiger When I took up the position of WTO Chief Economist in January 2026, I knew that the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference, known as MC14, would be important for the future of the organization.

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The Co-Coordinators recalled the milestone marked by the Joint Ministerial Declaration on the IFD Agreement, adopted at MC14 in Yaoundé in March, which demonstrated the commitment of the members participating in the IFD Agreement to advancing the...

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Cameroon's Minister of Trade Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, the Chair of MC14, said ministers worked to conclude as many issues as possible across the various areas of negotiation during the four-day meeting.

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Aggregate Analysis of CEMAC Competition Commission’s Decisions Provides Insight into the Regulator’s Reasoning And the Strategic Direction of the CEMAC Market CAMEROON, March 11, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A new market study released on M&A by...

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At the group's first plenary meeting since MC14 was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 26-30 March, the co-convenors - Ambassador James Victor Baxter of Australia, Ambassador Nagai Katsuro of Japan and Ambassador Tan Hung Seng of Singapore - updated...

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DOHA, DOHA, QATAR, June 3, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Yaoundé, Cameroon – June 2026 – The Zita Nadege Foundation has officially launched a series of community-focused initiatives aimed at raising awareness, improving healthcare access, and...

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Members congratulated Ambassador Balakrishnan, who succeeds Ambassador Salomon Eheth of Cameroon, on her election, and thanked the outgoing Chair for his leadership over the past year.

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Highlights Surface miner mobilised to Daniel Plateau, with trial mining operations scheduled to commence this month Updated financial cashflow modelling confirmed that current cash position plus the existing AFG debt financing facility fully...

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Aid for Trade At the Aid-for-Trade session of the Committee on Trade and Development held on 20 April, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported that Aid-for-Trade disbursements increased by 2 per cent from 2023 to...

The Arctic Institute

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Reporting in her capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), DG Okonjo-Iweala said advancing negotiations and advancing WTO reform "are not competing priorities." "Reform is not an end in itself," she said. "It is the means by...

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The purpose of the ministerial sessions was to allow ministers and trade officials at MC14 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to engage in discussions aimed at providing political direction for future work at the WTO as well as to address unresolved issues,...

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Joint press release Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement Jointly issued by the Republic of Korea and Chile 30 March 2026 MC14 in Yaoundé highlighted unprecedented political support for the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD)...

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Highlights The surface miner has arrived in Cameroon, with mining operations scheduled to commence in February 2026. Delivery of locomotives and wagons scheduled in Q1, 2026. Ore haulage from the Inland Rail Facility to the Port of Douala is...

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Legislators from French-speaking countries gathered in Geneva to engage with the WTO Secretariat on the rules, negotiations and challenges shaping the multilateral trading system.

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The IWG co-Chairs - Ambassador James Baxter of Australia, Ambassador Clara Delgado of Cabo Verde and Ambassador Patricia Benedetti of El Salvador - announced the launch of the third edition of the International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade,...