MANAMA: Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry under-secretary for commerce affairs Nader Almoayyed has called the World Trade Organisation’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) “a major milestone for the global trading system.”
Addressing participants of a workshop organised by the ministry in co-operation with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mr Almoayyed said the TFA that took effect from February 22 this year, was the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the WTO .