With Zambia in the fold, WTO fisheries deal just six shy of entry into force

With Zambia in the fold, WTO fisheries deal just six shy of entry into force

Zambia this week became the 105th World Trade Organization member to accept the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, leaving the deal just six shy of entry into force -- something the outgoing chair of the talks on a next-stage agreement thinks could spur progress. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Zambia’s instrument of acceptance of the agreement on July 14. “Turning the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies into real benefits for people a…