Covering WTO

Gokarna Awasthi

International Trade

International trade – the free flow of goods, services and capital across the border- affects the lives of the people around the world.

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World Trade Organization

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Principles of WTO

Most favored nations. National Treatment. Market Access. Transparency.

Functions of WTO

  Administering WTO trade agreements  Forum for trade negotiations  Handling trade disputes  Monitoring national trade policies  Technical assistance and training for

developing countries Cooperation with other international

organizations 

Nepal in WTO

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Nepal's commitment

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Nepal's Commitment

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Four years of WTO Membership

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Doha Development AgendaDDA

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DDA……

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DDA

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erosion

HongKong Ministerial

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Aid for trade

Aid for Trade comprises aid that finances trade-related technical assistance, trade-related infrastructure and aid to develop productive capacity.

Nepal has formed high level committee to manage foreign assistance

IF and EIF

The Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical assistance to Least Developed Countries, established in October 1997, when it was officially inaugurated by six multilateral institutions (IMF, ITC, UNCTAD, UNDP, World Bank and the WTO).

Diagnostic trade integration study - 2003

Issues for Journalists

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Issues for Journalists

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Issues for Journalists

WTO vs. BTA and FTA WTO and Indo Nepal Trade treaty Aid for trade, how much we have received so

far, what are the needs and what is happening around.

Trade related infrastructure, both legal and physical.

Situation of information centers.

Issues for Journalists

Banking sector after 2010, Bassel 2 Farmer's Right, Registration of Biodiversity

and traditional knowledge. Anti-Dumping Duty and other safeguard

measures. Food Security.

News Sources

MOICS and other ministry's WTO focal point. INGO' and NGO's Nepal Rastra Bank. Experts Research Reports Web sites

Web sites

www.wto.org ( for journalists) trade report. www.unctad.org www.moics.gov.np www.mof.gov.np www.nrb.org.np www.cgdev.org ( center for global dev.) www.google.com

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