May 2, 2024

WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: Why is it important for Caribbean Small States?

Alicia Nicholls History was made on February 22nd when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) finally came into force. Coming into effect …

WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement enters into force

Alicia Nicholls Today the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, the first multilateral trade agreement to be concluded since the WTO came into being …

St. Lucia and Grenada ratify WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Alicia Nicholls Just a week shy of the commencement of the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, St. Lucia and Grenada became the first states …

The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Challenges and Opportunities

Alicia Nicholls Getting raw sugar from a sugar factory in Guyana or Suriname to supermarkets and kitchens half-way across the world involves many different customs processes and paperwork. The World …