Annual Report 2017

The 2017 Annual Report begins with a message from the WTO Director-General and an overview of the past year. This is followed by more in-depth accounts of the WTO’s areas of activity over the past 12 months.
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Trade in services
The Council for Trade in Services focused much of its work on electronic commerce, with WTO members exchanging information and considering a proposal for a seminar on the services aspect of this topic. A seminar was also proposed to discuss barriers to the cross-border movement of persons to provide services (mode 4). The Council continued addressing the services waiver, which allows for more favourable treatment to be given to least-developed countries.
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