The third review of the trade policies and practices of Viet Nam takes place on 4 and 6 November 2026. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Viet Nam.

4 November 2026

On 30 October 2026, the European Union notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated, on the same day (30 October 2026), a safeguard investigation on imports of certain new hybrid vehicles.

2 November 2026

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Aid for Trade Initiative, WTO members adopted a declaration on 30 October repositioning the initiative as "Aid for Trade: partnerships for trade and development". The declaration was adopted at a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development, which wrapped up the two-day 10th Global Review of Aid for Trade held at WTO headquarters in Geneva.

30 October 2026

At a meeting of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) on 30 October 2026, the Chair of the Committee - Raimondas Alisauskas (Lithuania) - expressed serious concern over persistently low compliance with subsidy notification obligations. He stressed that timely and complete notifications are both an obligation under the SCM Agreement and a shared interest, particularly as transparency gains prominence in WTO reform discussions.

30 October 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) will hold the 13th Joint Technical Symposium on Enabling Ecosystems for Local and Regional Health Products Manufacturing: Considering the Role of Trade, IP, AI and Digital Innovation on 25 November 2026, hosted by WHO at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). The deadline for registration is 23 November 2026.

29 October 2026

"Re-globalization presents an opportunity for developing countries to move beyond their traditional areas of specialization in exporting primary products, and to occupy a more prominent place in the spheres of innovation, transformation, industrial production and marketing." That was the key message on 29 October of H.E. Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire, who delivered the latest edition of the Presidential Lecture under the WTO’s Presidential Lecture Series.

29 October 2026

"Developing economies seeking trade success need stronger partnerships with all stakeholders," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in her opening remarks at the 2026 Global Review on 29 October, marking 20 years of the Aid for Trade initiative. Over two days, ministers, heads of international organizations and trade and development experts will take stock of the initiative's impact, discuss evolving trade needs and explore how stronger partnerships can help developing economies, including least-developed countries (LDCs), turn trade opportunities into economic growth, jobs and better livelihoods.

29 October 2026

On the margins of the Global Aid for Trade Review, the Partenariat pour le Coton (PPC – the Cotton Partnership) launched an Investment Promotion Drive on 29 October to help Africa’s farmers move from exporting cotton as raw fibre to increasing participation in higher-value activities, such as garment manufacturing. The aim of the drive is to connect investment with on-the-ground projects that will generate jobs and economic growth.

29 October 2026

At a meeting of the Committee on Fisheries Subsidies on 29 October, WTO members conducted the first review of notifications under the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and shared experiences on how they are implementing the Agreement since it entered into force just over a year ago.

29 October 2026

The growing importance of trade between developing economies - South-South trade - is highlighted in a joint publication launched on Day 1 (29 October) of the 10th Global Review of Aid for Trade by the WTO and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). The publication examines how the partnerships fostered through South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation – South-South partnerships supported by a developed economy - are helping strengthen developing economies' trade capacities and facilitate market access.

29 October 2026