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World Trade Organization moves closer to final ratification of fisheries subsidies agreement

Over 75 members have now ratified the agreement, but the WTO needs the support of two-thirds of its 164 member nations -- meaning about another 30 -- for it to come into force

By Barb Dean-Simmons | June 10, 2024 16:50 BST
World Trade Organization director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Photo from World Trade Organization
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) needs "around 30 more" member countries to ratify the 2022 Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (ASF) [...]

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