WTO

WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms

Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to head the WTO, was the only candidate in the race, and had been all but assured a second four-year term
30 November 2024, 08:32 AM

FIFA launches 2022 World Cup legacy fund for initiatives with WHO, WTO and UNHCR

FIFA launched a $50 million legacy fund for social programmes on Wednesday in collaboration with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
27 November 2024, 13:31 PM

Exploring BRICS and global governance

We fought two world wars because of economic nationalism, the driving force behind the warring powers.
7 November 2024, 05:00 AM

WTO panel rules in EU's favour in Malaysia palm oil dispute

The WTO ruling has been three years in the making after Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer of palm oil after Indonesia, initiated the case in 2021
6 March 2024, 05:39 AM

WTO chief insists global trade body still counts

"I reject the use of the word irrelevant," she told journalists at the WTO's headquarters in Geneva
17 February 2024, 05:54 AM

WTO: the sick man of global trade?

Has the World Trade Organization done enough for the global enemy ?
13 February 2024, 11:14 AM

Can the EU visit tip the scales for workers' dignity?

The timing of the visit, amidst labour unrest and pre-election volatility, is particularly significant.
9 November 2023, 02:00 AM

WTO extension could yield multiple perks beyond 2026: experts

The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) decision to continue LDC-linked trade benefits for graduating least-developed countries will not only help Bangladesh avoid potential export losses for several years beyond 2026 but also allow it to attract much-needed investments, experts said.
31 October 2023, 01:56 AM

WTO recognises need for duty benefits for graduating LDCs

Bangladesh and other graduating least-developed countries (LDCs) might not have received a clear-cut extension of the current duty-free trade benefit at the ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that concluded today (June 17, 2022), but their demand was recognised at the declaration.
17 June 2022, 15:33 PM

Start negotiations with members of WTO to secure TRIPS waiver: Debapriya

Bangladesh should launch an intense negotiation with the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to secure benefits of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) even after the country’s economic graduation in 2026, noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya said today.
10 July 2021, 12:44 PM

Trump threatens to withdraw US from World Trade Organization: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump threatened in an interview with Bloomberg News to withdraw from the World Trade Organization if "they don't shape up," in his latest criticism of the institution.
31 August 2018, 04:57 AM

Another setback for WTO

As feared, the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 10-13, 2017 ended in failure. It failed to even produce the customary ministerial declaration reiterating the centrality of the global trading system and the importance of trade as a driver of development.
7 January 2018, 18:00 PM

World Trade Organization strikes 'historic' farming subsidy deal

Countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) agree to abolish subsidies on farming exports.
21 December 2015, 10:29 AM