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‘No ethics at No 10’: Boris Johnson considers scrapping Lord Geidt’s role

System to enforce ministerial code under review as ethics adviser resigns over Partygate and steel tariffs row

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson v ethics adviser: what is row over steel tariffs about?

Analysis: PM said he sought Lord Geidt’s advice on whether overriding trade rules would be in line with ministerial code

The Guardian - UK

WTO talks go deep into overtime

Geneva (AFP) - Talks at the World Trade Organization went deep into overtime on Thursday with key holdout India talking up the prospects for a landmark deal spanning food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

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Geidt resignation letter reveals frustrations of working with Johnson

Passages of ethics adviser’s letter highlight serious concerns about PM’s actions at key moments

The Guardian - UK

WTO talks down to the wire with no major deals yet in sight

Talks are going down to the wire as the World Trade Organization is set to wrap up its first ministerial-level meeting in more than four years

The Independent UK

Inside the steel row that was the last straw for Boris Johnson's ethics advisor

Boris Johnson has lost his second Independent Advisor on Ministerial Interests in two years after Lord Geidt sensationally resigned. It's since emerged an obscure row over tariffs was - at least partly - to blame. Ben Glaze explains...

Daily Mirror

Hectic horse-trading as WTO talks enter overtime

Geneva (AFP) - Talks at the World Trade Organization were going deep into overtime on Thursday with countries trying to thrash out an over-arching deal encompassing food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

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WTO deals still within sight after all-night arm-twisting

Geneva (AFP) - WTO negotiations dragged on Thursday after countries haggled through the night in frantic efforts to salvage deals on food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

WTO reaches initial deal as India's defiance tempered

Major members of the World Trade Organization reached an initial deal on Thursday, winning over India which said it was confident more global accords could be achieved as negotiations on fishing, vaccines and food security entered their final hours.

Reuters

Countries haggle through the night to salvage WTO deals

Geneva (AFP) - Ministers were frantically haggling through the night into Thursday at the World Trade Organization in a bid to salvage deals on food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

WTO talks extended in bid to seal elusive deals

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference will run over into a fifth day Thursday in the hope of striking thus-far elusive deals on fishing subsidies, food security and combating Covid-19.

AFP

Global Tech on Edge as WTO Weighs E-commerce Tariffs

The global technology industry is pressing the World Trade Organization to exempt data flows from cross-border tariffs, saying a failure to do so would undermine a global recovery already threatened by spiraling prices. The WTO's 164 members will present their views on the topic on Wednesday, the final scheduled day…

Asharq Al-Awsat

India all but sinks WTO sustainable fishing deal

Geneva (AFP) - India all but sank the WTO's bid to net a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies, insisting Tuesday it would not sign up without a 25-year exemption.

AFP

China attack on Taiwan would hit global trade more than Ukraine war, says Taiwan

Any Chinese military attack on Taiwan would have a greater impact on global trade flows than the Ukraine war, Taipei's top trade negotiator told Reuters on Tuesday, saying it would lead to a shortage of semiconductor chips.

Reuters

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WTO still angling for sustainable fishing deal

Geneva (AFP) - The WTO was still pushing for a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies on Tuesday but some fear it could slip through the net.

AFP

WTO floats fund to help net sustainable fishing deal

Geneva (AFP) - The WTO tried to net a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies by promising Tuesday an implementation fund it hopes will reel in wavering developing countries.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WTO Seeks Shot in the Arm with Covid Jab IP Idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. The World Trade Organization's first ministerial meeting since December 2017 is wrestling with the wording of a text that would temporarily waive patents…

France 24

World Trade Organization seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.

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Australia promises Ukraine export support

Trade Minister Don Farrell has chaired a meeting of 19 agricultural export countries, agreeing to push the World Trade Organisation for reform to the sector.

Bangkok Post

Jurin sets out support for WTO

Thailand has reaffirmed its support for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to accelerate its role in responding to Covid-19 and future pandemics, addressing the global food crisis and food security, and concluding a fisheries subsidy agreement.

The Hindu

WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal

"For India, a response to the pandemic would not be complete without a TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver," the Union Mininster said.

The Guardian - UK

The WTO, with its ‘market knows best’ ideology, has failed. It’s time to bury it

The WTO has encouraged agricultural monopolies and cheap labour, and created vulnerable supply chains, says Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now

AFP

WTO seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea

Geneva (AFP) - The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.

Radio France Internationale

WTO warns of 'rocky road' with food shortages, vaccines on agenda in Geneva

The World Trade Organization is gathering in Geneva for its first ministerial meeting in nearly five years to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.

The Hindu

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