Amid ongoing discussions on reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO), India unveiled a "30 for 30" proposal for reform. The initiative outlines 30 incremental changes aimed at improving the …
During the second week of the Doha fisheries subsidies negotiations, World Trade Organization (WTO) members made modest progress on addressing overcapacity and overfishing. US Trade Representative …
Senior officials from the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments have traveled to Central Europe and Kazakhstan to discuss the evasion of sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine.
The chair-select for the World Trade Organization's (WTO) TRIPS Council, Ambassador Pimchanok Pitfield of Thailand, suggested linking issues in the TRIPS agreement with other areas, such as agriculture, food insecurity, trade, climate change, and WTO reforms, ahead of the 13th ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi next year, our correspondent reports.
Countries seeking the continuation of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) existing moratorium on imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions have not provided sufficient evidence of its benefits for global trade and price reduction, according to sources familiar with ongoing discussions.
The United States has proposed significant reforms to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement system, potentially causing uncertainty and allowing political pressure to affect decisions, according to confidential documents obtained by our Geneva correspondent. Critics argue that these proposals may harm smaller WTO members.
Friday, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) met under the chairmanship of Petter Ølberg (Norway) to discuss several ongoing disputes. The European Union blocked Indonesia's request to …
Deputy Trade Representative María L. Pagán attended the World Trade Organization's (WTO) second "Fish Week" from April 25 to April 28, 2023, where she conveyed the U.S. position on the remaining issues in the second phase of negotiations of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruled in favor of the European Union, Japan, and Taiwan on Monday, rejecting India's tech tariffs after a trade dispute. The panel determined that India failed to implement its scheduled tariff commitments on certain electronic products under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994.
As the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 13th ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi approaches, members remain divided on key deliverables. The United States is seeking informal discussions on the contentious issue of dispute settlement body (DSB) reform instead of text-based negotiations. Meanwhile, countries such as China, the European Union, Indonesia, and others are pressing for text-based negotiations after July, sources familiar with the discussions said.
World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cautioned WTO members to be realistic about what can be achieved at the 13th ministerial meeting planned for next February. But at the …
The United States formally accepted the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, Tuesday, becoming the fourth WTO member and the first among large fishing nations to do so. The formal acceptance by the US marks a significant moment for the approaching entry into force of the landmark agreement for ocean sustainability.
International trade growth is expected to decelerate to 1.7 percent in 2023 from 2.7 percent in the last year due to multiple factors ranging from the war in Ukraine, continued high inflation, ultra-conservative monetary policies and financial market uncertainty, according to the World Trade Organization’s global trade outlook report released Wednesday.
China and the United States clashed at the meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG) on April 3-4 over trade restrictive measures imposed on the basis of the national security exception. The conflict arose as China raised new specific trade concerns and requested clarification about actions taken by the United States, Japan, and the Netherlands to impose export restrictions on electronic chipmaking equipment.
