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At a transparency session on 30 September, facilitators for the discussions on WTO reform reported on recent meetings among members on the four tracks of reform: foundational issues, decision- making, development and level playing field. The facilitators noted a high level of engagement with members' written and oral proposals submitted in recent weeks. They acknowledged that momentum is building across all four tracks, but substantial work remains.

The multilateral trading system has underpinned a nearly 50-fold expansion of world merchandise trade volume and one of the most remarkable periods of economic growth and development in modern history, yet global trade policy and the WTO are experiencing the most serious and sustained disruptions since the system was created 80 years ago.

WTO members expressed their views on 23 September regarding the current state of the agriculture negotiations and how best to move them forward following the inconclusive outcome of talks in this area at the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé earlier this year.

Global goods trade continued to strengthen in mid-2026 despite persistent geopolitical and policy-related uncertainties, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 9 September 2026.

The WTO published today (9 September) its 2026 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2025 and the early part of 2026. The Report looks back at recent key events, such as the 14th Ministerial Conference in March 2026, and describes the WTO's work in addressing the challenges and opportunities facing world trade.

On 5 August 2026, the United Kingdom notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated, on the same day, a safeguard investigation on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

Prospective participants in the 25th edition of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO Law, launched on 16 September 2026, are invited to attend webinars aimed at helping them to effectively participate in the competition.

Update of data blog first published on 13 April 2023.

The deadline for online registration for this year’s in-person Public Forum, which will take place on 15, 16 and 17 September, is 21 August 2026 (23.59 CET). Late and onsite registrations will not be accepted.

The 2026 edition of the WTO's Public Forum kicked off on 15 September in Geneva under the theme Powering the Future. Over three days, the Forum will welcome more than 4,600 participants from business, governments, civil society, academia and international organizations to discuss how trade in services is a key engine of development, a source of income, and a driver of job creation and empowerment worldwide.

The 2026 edition of the World Trade Report – issued on 15 September - finds that a strengthened multilateral trading system could increase global GDP by roughly 3% or USD 3 trillion by 2050, while inaction to modernize the trading system could reduce global output by up to 10%. The flagship publication of the WTO Secretariat, examining what the multilateral trading system has delivered over 80 years and where it is facing challenges, offers evidence relevant to ongoing efforts to keep trade rule