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G20 agrees to work on WTO reforms ahead of key meeting early next year
Vehicles drive past the logo of India's G20 summit, along a road in New Delhi on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
Chinese duties on U.S. imports ‘inconsistent’ with WTO obligations, panel finds
FILE PHOTO: The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
opinion
Climate subsidies like Canada’s $13-billion for Volkswagen herald new trade wars
Lawrence Herman
international business
WTO forecasts ‘subpar’ 2023 trade growth with multiple risks
FILE PHOTO: World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
international business
WTO members overcome impasse, appoint chairs for negotiations to fix some global trade rules
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) attends a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
opinion
What 2023 might bring for the postwar rules-based trading system
Lawrence Herman
international business
WTO panel rejects U.S.’s ‘Made in China’ labelling on Hong Kong goods
FILE PHOTO: A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
international business
China launches suit at WTO over U.S. chip export curbs
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
world
WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala arrives for the G20 Leaders' Summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 15, 2022. Mast Irham/Pool via REUTERS
report on business
Canada’s trade surplus shrinks as WTO warns of slowdown in global trade
A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
international business
WTO can negotiate more ambitious deals on ‘difficult’ topics by early 2024, director-general says
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at the opening ceremony of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 12, 2022. Martial Trezzini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
u.s. business
EU says U.S. plan for EV tax breaks discriminatory, may breach WTO rules
An electric vehicle is charged in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Plans to expand a proposed U.S tax credit plan on electric vehicle purchases to cover North American-made cars is a boon for the province’s auto sector, according to Ontario’s economic development minister.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Canada still needs a functioning WTO
David Parkinson
u.s. business
WTO strikes global trade deals after ‘roller coaster’ talks
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala claps next to conference chair Timur Suleimenov after a closing session of a World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland June 17, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS
world
WTO approves package of trade deals, prompting cheers
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the opening ceremony of the 12th Ministerial Conference, at the World Trade Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 12, 2022. Martial Trezzini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
u.s. business
WTO members reach initial deal as India’s defiance tempered
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the opening ceremony of the 12th Ministerial Conference, at the World Trade Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 12, 2022. Martial Trezzini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
international business
China attack on Taiwan would hit global trade more than Ukraine war, says Taiwan
Taiwan's Chief trade negotiator John Deng speaks to Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Emma Farge
international business
WTO holds big meeting to tackle vaccines, food shortages
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, and Timur Suleimenov, Chair of the 12th Ministerial Conference attend a press conference before the opening of the 12th Ministerial Conference at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 12, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday to tackle issues like overfishing of the seas, COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world and food security. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
world
Main negotiators reach deal on intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo
international business
WTO lowers 2022 global trade growth forecast
WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a press conference on WTO trade forecast at the intergovernmental trade organization in Geneva on April 12, 2022. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
While the West unites on Russia, the WTO stands on the sidelines
Lawrence Herman
european business
EU launches its first WTO challenge against Britain over green subsidy scheme
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) building before a ministerial meeting to discuss a draft agreement on curbing subsidies for the fisheries industry in Geneva, Switzerland, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
world
WTO reschedules ministerial, now set for June
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) building before a ministerial meeting to discuss a draft agreement on curbing subsidies for the fisheries industry in Geneva, Switzerland, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
opinion
The HIV/AIDS crisis showed us how to equitably overcome a pandemic
Roojin Habibi, Uchechukwu Ngwaba, Obiora Chinedu Okafor and Sanjay Ruparelia
international business
WTO close to resolving dispute over COVID-19 vaccine distribution, but faces effort to block deal: director-general
FILE PHOTO: World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends the opening session of the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
international business
U.S. trade chief, UK trade minister discuss steel and aluminum sectors
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: British International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai pose for a picture during a G7 trade summit at Mansion House on October 22, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
international business
Reforming global trade rules will be ‘very tough’ but doable, WTO chief says
FILE PHOTO: World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during an interview for Reuters Next, ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), in Geneva, Switzerland, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
international business
Postponement of WTO conference a ‘significant blow’ to possible COVID-19 vaccine, fishing deals
A worker removes fences next to the entrance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters on November 27, 2021 in Geneva after next week's WTO ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in four years, was postponed at the last minute due to the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
WTO postpones major meeting amid COVID-19 variant concerns
FILE PHOTO: A sign of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) is pictured at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
opinion
The WTO’s next meeting comes at a critical moment for global trade – and the organization itself
opinion
Key trade conference a chance for WTO to regain its relevance
David Parkinson
international business
WTO hikes trade forecasts but cautions on COVID-19 pandemic risk
FILE PHOTO: World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
opinion
Whatever happens at the WTO, unilateral economic sanctions and embargoes are here to stay
Lawrence Herman
international business
WTO backs U.S. in solar cell case brought by China
FILE PHOTO: The World Trade Organization (WTO) logo is pictured in front of their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
opinion
WTO and its new leader need a win, and fishery talks might produce a timely one
David Parkinson
international business
WTO chief seeks to wrap up fishing talks as some developing countries cry foul
FILE PHOTO: People shop at a fish market at Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo