Botswana Ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement

Botswana has become the eighth WTO member to ratify the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The WTO Secretariat received the country’s instrument of acceptance on 18 June.

The TFA will only enter into force once two-thirds of the WTO membership has formally accepted the Agreement.  In addition to Botswana, Hong Kong China, Singapore, the United States, Mauritius, Malaysia, Japan and Australia have ratified the TFA.