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A Market Study On M&A Released By 4M Legal & Tax Law Firm Reveals a Stabilizing Regulatory Landscape in the CEMAC Region
EIN Presswire
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...
DG Okonjo-Iweala calls for simultaneous progress on WTO reform, outstanding negotiations
World Trade Organization
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...
WTO members discuss Aid for Trade, technical assistance, LDC priorities in Development Week
World Trade Organization
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...
Corporate Update and Project Development Progress
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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...
DDG Nordquist: WTO remains the foundation of global trade despite growing challenges
World Trade Organization
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Ministers exchange views on key WTO topics, consider paths forward at MC14
World Trade Organization
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,...
Members participating in IFD Agreement issue joint ministerial declaration at end of MC14
World Trade Organization
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)...
Applications open for gender equality prize; IP spotlighted at trade and gender meeting
World Trade Organization
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,...
Francophone parliamentarians strengthen engagement on multilateral trade at WTO/APF event
World Trade Organization
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.
UNESCO advances roadmap for strengthening World Heritage higher education in Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
On 29 and 30 April 2026, UNESCO convened the Follow-up Virtual Meeting on Strengthening World Heritage Higher Education in Africa, with the generous support of the Korean Heritage Service, Republic of Korea.
Members consider Chinese request for dispute panel on solar, IT goods measures in India
World Trade Organization
DS644: India - Measures Concerning Trade in Goods in the Solar Cell, Solar Module, and Information Technology Sectors China submitted its first request for the establishment of a dispute panel to determine whether tariffs applied by India to...
Minim Martap Development Update
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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...
Members adopt rules of procedure at first Fisheries Subsidies Committee meeting
World Trade Organization
The Committee adopted its rules of procedure, the template for its annotated draft agenda of meetings, and a decision on the electronic submissions of members' notifications.
Ethiopia steps up domestic reforms to advance WTO accession negotiations
World Trade Organization
Led by Minister Kassahun, the high-level Ethiopian delegation consisted of senior government officials based in Geneva and Addis Ababa, including five members of Ethiopia's National Steering Committee on WTO Accession.
Paul Biya Secures Another Term Amid Opposition Protests
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Cameroon’s current president, Paul Biya, has been officially confirmed as the victor of the nation’s recent election, earning a new seven-year mandate that will keep him in power until he approaches 100 years of age. The Constitutional...
Director-General updates members on final preparations for "turning point" ministerial
World Trade Organization
"MC14 will be consequential for the organization," DG Okonjo-Iweala told delegations. "It is what I call a 'Turning Point Ministerial', one in which we can show that the organization is up to the job of taking criticism seriously and using this to...
Minim Martap Project Development Update
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
Highlights Surface miner mobilised to site, with mining operations scheduled to commence in the coming weeks and first production targeted for early Q2, 2026. Updated financial cashflow modelling confirms that the Company’s current cash position...
DDG Zhang welcomes 2026 cohorts of participants in two technical assistance programmes
World Trade Organization
A ceremony held at the WTO headquarters on 12 March marked the launch of the 2026 edition of two WTO technical assistance programmes, the French Irish Mission Programme (FIMiP) and the Netherlands Talent Programme (NTP). Welcoming participants,...
Members adopt a pathway to bring E‑Commerce Agreement into force via interim arrangements
World Trade Organization
14th WTO Ministerial Conference Sixty-six members, covering approximately 70% of global trade, have adopted a pathway to bring into force the WTO Agreement on Electronic Commerce through interim arrangements while continuing to work towards its...
WTO members conclude month-long reform discussions in Geneva
World Trade Organization
During a transparency session with all the membership on 5 March, Ambassador Ølberg said that he will submit the most recent revised draft ministerial statement and work plan to the General Council for ministers' consideration at MC14. The General...
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