Position paper - World Trade Organization 13th Ministerial Conference

Recent international crises have increased global uncertainty and fragmentation, and they have highlighted the need for multilateral and rules-based trade rooted on collaboration, transparency, non-discrimination. To reap the benefits of trade, businesses need an open and stable international trading system with a well-functioning World Trade Organisation (WTO) at its heart. 

The upcoming Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi (MC13) offers an opportunity for world leaders to demonstrate their ambition to create a stable international trading system. To do so, international policymakers at MC13 must aim to: reform the WTO; promote open international data flows; facilitate green trade; and safeguard the existing intellectual property frameworks.