Informal discussions
Joint initiatives *
At the 11th Ministerial Conference in December 2017, like-minded groups of WTO members issued joint statements on advancing discussions on e-commerce, on developing a multilateral framework on investment facilitation, on launching a working group on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and on advancing ongoing talks on domestic regulation in services trade. In November 2020, a group of WTO members announced their intention to intensify work on trade and environmental sustainability at the WTO by organizing 'structured discussions'.
The groups are open to all WTO members.
- Joint initiative on Electronic Commerce
- Joint initiative on Investment Facilitation for Development
- Joint initiative on Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
- Joint initiative on Services Domestic Regulation
- Joint initiative on Trade and Environmental Sustainability
- Joint initiative on Plastics pollution and environmentally sustainable plastics trade
* The documents on this page relate to the Joint Initiatives and are not part of a multilaterally agreed WTO process Back to text
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