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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88555, member: 27"]
Barbados just signed up for the WTO’s backup trade court, becoming the 60th member to join a system designed to bypass the broken appeals body.

Barbados joins the MPIA
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[*]Matthew Wilson announced the move during a WTO General Council meeting.
[*]The MPIA is a temporary fix for resolving trade disputes.
[*]Wilson said it shows small economies still care about the trading system.
[*]Barbados is now the 60th WTO member to join the arrangement.
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Final prep before the big Cameroon meeting
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[*]The Geneva gathering was the last high-level huddle before the Yaoundé conference.
[*]Christopher Sinckler will lead Barbados’ delegation later this month.
[*]He’s also coordinating the 66 ACP member states at the ministerial.
[*]Wilson pushed issues like WTO reform and priorities for small vulnerable economies.
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Barbados played host last week
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[*]An ACP retreat happened in Barbados with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
[*]Ambassadors from China, Canada, the EU, and others also attended.
[*]The group churned out a ministerial declaration on agriculture and digital trade.
[*]Barbados chairs the informal group on small economies at the WTO.
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