Starting today: six “plurilateral” meetings in the WTO spread over two weeks
Plurilaterals = meetings/agreements among only part of the WTO’s membership
Some: also called joint-statement initiatives (JI⬇️)
Seen as the way ahead, but controversial
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Today (Jan 26), tomorrow (Jan 27) and Tuesday (Feb 1)—Plurilateral on investment facilitation for development
(Why suddenly the need to call WTO discussions “structured”? Are any unstructured?)
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Today (Jan 26), tomorrow (Jan 27) and Tuesday (Feb 1)—Plurilateral on investment facilitation for development
Here’s the agenda for today and tomorrow
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Friday (Jan 28)—Plurilateral on electronic commerce/digital trade
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Friday next week (Feb 4)—Plurilateral on Trade and Environmental Sustainability
Another one that feels the need to call its discussions “structured”
Bigger question, why not in the multilateral Trade and Environment Committee?
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The following Tuesday (Feb 8)—Plurilateral on Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
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A round-up + explainer: the 18 current WTO plurilaterals (16 active, 2 suspended)
• What are they?
• Where do they come from?
• What types are there?
• Why are they seen as the way ahead?
• Why are they controversial?
• What is each one about?
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