Secretary for Trade, Commerce and Industry John Andrias is inviting representatives from government departments and agencies, private sector and academia to use the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Reference Centre to conduct research on WTO and internation
The WTO Reference Centre which was recently launched is an important tool for addressing PNG’s trade information gaps.
“Users are able to conduct desktop and literature research on international trade using the facilities in the Reference Centre.
“International businesses are able to use the information ¡n the Centre to assess trade flows as well as tariffs and non-tariff measures facing exports in other member’s markets.”
Andrias emphasised that since PNG attained WTO membership in 1996, the country has benefited from secure and predictable market access that the WTO and the Multilateral Trading system provides.
“It is proper to accord highest regard to the WTO as the premier institution regulating and balancing trade interests’ amongst 164 member countries.”
The Centre was set up within the Trade Division of the Department of Trade, Commerce and Industry in November 2014 and was officially launched by Andrias last Friday.