Ahead of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), the Australian Government announces its $2.9 million contribution to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia\u2019s contribution to the STDF helps developing and least-developed countries build capacity to participate in, and benefit from, the multilateral rules-based trading system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The STDF assists developing countries implement quarantine standards to gain access to international agricultural markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This contribution builds on Australia\u2019s long-standing support to help Indo-Pacific countries access the benefits of digital trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia\u2019a $5.6 million E-Commerce Fund has helped over 850 small businesses in our region access the benefits of digital trade through e\u2011commerce skills development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Fund has supported draft e-commerce laws in Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, a one-stop national digital tourism booking platform in Vanuatu, and a mobile application to promote major commodity production and compliance in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian Government is committed to supporting developing countries to enhance their ability to export, their international competitiveness, and their engagement in the global economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we approach MC12, the Australian Government also reiterates its support for Timor-Leste\u2019s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong said:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAn effective, rules-based trading system with the WTO at its core is fundamental to the global economy \u2013 including the stability and prosperity of our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur priority is to ensure our partners can support their development goals by exercising their WTO rights and fulfilling their WTO obligations\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell said:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralia is one of the Standards and Trade Development Facility\u2019s most active supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are proud to be boosting support for countries in the Indo-Pacific region to access the benefits of the global agriculture market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ahead of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), the Australian Government announces its $2.9 million contribution to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF). Australia\u2019s contribution to the STDF helps developing and least-developed countries build capacity to participate in, and benefit from, the multilateral rules-based trading system. The STDF assists developing countries implement quarantine standards … Continue reading “Supporting trade for economic resilience and recovery in the region”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16957,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16956\/revisions\/16957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}