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01 Mar 2024

World Trade Organization Postpones Closing Session Of MC13 In Abu Dhabi

The extension has been made after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members to go the extra mile to find convergence on the various negotiations at the ministerial gathering.

World Trade Organization

13 Jun 2022

WTO meet: Indian fishing community protests against proposal to curb subsidies

Members of India's fishing community protested against the WTO proposal to curb fishery subsidies The 12th World Trade Organisation ministerial meet that began on June 12 It was explained how huge fishing giants from Europe and China are responsible for the depletion of marine resources

Russia-Ukraine war

27 Mar 2022

Ukraine war could lead to food riots in poor countries: WTO

WTO said that the Ukraine war could lead to food riots in poor countries. WTO warned food-producing countries against hoarding supplies.

World Trade Organization

01 Oct 2019

WTO slashes forecast for trade growth as conflicts mount

The WTO said it now expected global merchandise trade to increase by 1.2% this year, compared with its April estimate of 2.6%. That growth was 3.0% in 2018. For 2020, growth 2.7% is forecast, down from a previous estimate of 3.0%.

World Trade Organization

14 May 2019

WTO ministerial meeting of developing countries ends in New Delhi

More than 7.3 billion people living in developing countries should not be deprived of the benefits of growth, said Union civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said at World Trade Organization's ministerial meeting of developing countries which concluded in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting is taking place at a time when trade tensions show no signs of abating and protectionist tendencies are on the rise which makes it very essential to collectively debate and discuss the way forward in a multilateral framework, added Prabhu.

United States of America

01 Mar 2019

US wins WTO ruling on Chinese grains; decision likely to affect India

A WTO adjudication panel agreed on Thursday with the US complaint that China had paid farmers too much for wheat, Indica rice and Japonica rice in 2012-2015.

19 Nov 2018

Reforms needed in WTO to support better global trade order: Suresh Prabhu

Prabhu said that without WTO, trade, economy will not expand as it is the only organization dealing with global rules of trade between nations.

22 Mar 2018

China partially wins WTO case over Obama-era US tariffs

China went to the WTO in 2012 to challenge US anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese exports including solar panels, wind towers, steel cylinders and aluminium extrusions.

09 Jan 2018

India rejects US solar claim at WTO, explores new defence

India has rejected US legal claim on its solar power policies India has strongly rebuffed the US at WTO India is now exploring possible new protection of its own solar industry

21 Sep 2017

WTO says global trade rebounding, sees 2017 growth of 3.6%

The rapid acceleration was due to last year`s low base, a resurgence of Asian trade flows and recovering North American import demand.

World Trade Organization

01 Aug 2017

Qatar takes fight with boycotting Arab bloc to trade body

The Gulf nation said late on Tuesday it had filed the grievance with the WTO's dispute settlement body alleging that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are violating laws and conventions related to trade.

20 Mar 2017

South Korea complains to WTO over China's response to anti-missile system: Minister

China says THAAD will do nothing to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula.

18 Mar 2017

Top economies yield to US, drop no-protectionism pledge at G20 summit

The world's top economic powers dropped a pledge to oppose trade protectionism amid pushback from the Trump administration, which wants trade to more clearly benefit American companies and workers.

China`s economic growth

17 Oct 2016

China 2016 economic growth seen slowing to 6.6 percent, 6.5 percent in 2017: Reuters poll

China`s economic growth is expected to cool to 6.6 percent this year and slow further to 6.5 percent in 2017, even as the government keeps up policy support to help ward off a sharper slowdown, a Reuters poll showed.

World Trade Organization

27 Sep 2016

WTO cuts 2016 world trade growth forecast to 1.7 percent, cites wake-up call By Tom Miles

The World Trade Organization cut its forecast for global trade growth this year by more than a third on Tuesday, reflecting a slowdown in China and falling levels of imports into the United States.

World Trade Organization

27 Sep 2016

WTO lowers global trade growth to 1.7% this year

The World Trade Organization has for the third time lowered its global trade growth forecast for this year to 1.7 percent, stating that this slowdown is "serious" and should serve as a "wake-up call" for nations.

World Trade Organization

17 Sep 2016

India loses WTO appeal in US solar dispute

India lost its appeal at the World Trade Organization in a dispute over solar power on Friday, failing to overturn a U.S. complaint that New Delhi had discriminated against importers in the Indian solar power sector.

World Trade Organization

16 Sep 2016

India loses WTO appeal in US solar dispute

India lost its appeal at the World Trade Organization in a dispute over solar power on Friday, failing to overturn a U.S. complaint that New Delhi had discriminated against importers in the Indian solar power sector.

Republican candidate

24 Jul 2016

Donald Trump says US could pull out of World Trade Organization

Republican White House nominee Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the United States could pull out of the World Trade Organization if he is elected president.

20 Dec 2015

WTO talks in Nairobi concludes with breakthrough on farm subsidies; India says 'disappointed' on Doha issues

Know why India has expressed disappointment after conclusion of 10th WTO Ministerial Conference at Nairobi....

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