SAFE AGRICULTURE TRADE IS CRUCIAL FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Members of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Policy Committee met on 6 April 2023 to discuss and approve the STDF’s … More STDF Policy Committee meets, boosting horticulture exports in Zambia, the P-IMA guide and more

12/04/2023 Foreign aid from official donors in 2022 rose to an all-time high of USD 204 billion, up from USD 186 billion in 2021, as developed countries increased their spending … More OECD: Foreign aid surges due to spending on refugees and aid for Ukraine

Trade in digitally delivered services boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with global exports growing by 15 % on average in 2020-21. Newly released WTO-OECD data show, in particular, a boost … More WTO: New data reveals regional variations in digitally delivered services trade

    (Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR) Slower development of the global economy Cautious companies and consumers in Europe Sluggish recovery in China Slight net sales growth … More First-quarter report 2023 (January – March 2023) of the EMS Group

GENEVA – Women account for only around one in five designers behind the look and feel of products from simple packaging to mobile phones and automotive exteriors, according to new … More World Intellectual Property Day 2023: New WIPO Data on Women Designers Underline Need for Increased Participation by Women in Innovation and Creativity

Bern, 26.04.2023 On April 26, 2023, the Federal Council adopted an ordinance to implement the humanitarian exemption introduced by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2022). This exemption from the application of … More Switzerland to implement the humanitarian exemption to UN sanctions regimes