The Latest Breaking News from WTO

Persistently high interest rates have had chilling effect on consumer spending, says trade body

Japanese Agriculture Minister Ichiro Miyashita says Tokyo hopes to resolve the issue of Chinese ban on its seafood within the World Trade Organization's scope

While the commitment expressed in the G-20 Declaration is heartening, whether it will have an appellate process or just be a one-stage panel process, given the U.S.’s stand, remains to be seen

Reported package offer from Beijing was attempt to ‘meet Australian side halfway’ but Australia sees issues as ‘entirely separate matters’

Ukraine is filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia after they banned grain and other food products coming from the war-torn country

India and Brazil have started talks to resolve a sugar-related trade dispute at the WTO. Brazil may share ethanol production tech with India, which could help reduce its reliance on oil imports and cut carbon emissions. India is offering something in return, and the US has already ended six trade…

The dispute settlement mechanism of WTO has been derailed due to a non-functional appellate body since December 2019.

KRRS, in association with Hasiru Sene, demand govt. intervention to address farmers' issues incl. cost of farming, price fall, debt, WTO benefits & BT mustard. They protested illegal land acquisition in Devanahalli & met CM Siddaramaiah to discuss their demands.

PM Modi and President Biden are likely to discuss outstanding trade issues, given that the U.S. has dropped most WTO cases against India and India has moved on dropping tariff increases against the U.S. on certain commodities.

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law, is now expected to prompt a trillion dollars in government spending to fight climate change and trillions more in private investment. But the law and Biden’s broader “buy American” agenda include measures that discriminate against imports.

India's marine fish stock is healthy and sustainable, according to a study by ICAR-CMFRI. 91.1% of stocks assessed were deemed healthy, with only 4.4% facing overfishing. The findings are expected to bolster India's seafood exports and strengthen its position at the WTO.