16 September 2026

WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation | Towards an Effective Transparency Regime on Subsidies

Selected as part of the inaugural WTO Public Forum Curated Conversations series—hosted by the Geneva Trade Platform in partnership with the World Trade Organization (WTO)—this curated conversation is co-organized by TESS and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO). It will explore a range of possible options and concrete solutions to enhance transparency of existing subsidies generally.

Objectives

This curated conversation will: 

  • Explore concrete options to enhance the transparency of subsidy programmes as a foundational issue for any efforts at reforming subsidy disciplines. 
  • Focus on practical and pragmatic solutions to build an effective transparency mechanism for subsidies.

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