WTO's Goods Council Adopts Certain Reform Measures, Elects New Chair
World Trade Organization members agreed to measures to increase the Council for Trade in Goods' transparency and efficiency and improve its functionality, the WTO said. Agreeing to the reform actions during the April 3-4 meeting of the council, the member…
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nations agreed to include the integration of the council's data into the Trade Concerns Database and introduce the eAgenda into the council work, starting at its next meeting in July. The eAgenda lets members electronically add agenda items, raise specific concerns and upload statements before meetings. The council also elected a new chair, elevating Nigeria's Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid to the role for the next year. The next council meeting is set for July 6-7.