- 02 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityWTO
U.S. to join WTO joint declaration on gender equality
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will join other members of the World Trade Organization in signing a declaration on gender equality and women's economic empowerment, the U.S. Trade Representative's…
Group of 67 nations in WTO agree to cut red tape in services trade
GENEVA (Reuters) - Sixty-seven World Trade Organization members agreed on Thursday to pare back regulations such as licensing requirements placed on service providers operating in foreign countries, a move that…
WTO postpones major meeting after new variant outbreak
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) became the first major diplomatic casualty of the new coronavirus variant on Friday when it postponed its first ministerial meeting in four…
Switzerland says it is open to compromise in COVID vaccine talks at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland is open to compromise in talks on the intellectual property (IP) rights of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs at the World Trade Organization, but remains opposed to…
Non-profit groups tell WTO to reverse ‘vaccine apartheid’ before any meeting
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 130 civil society groups largely from developing countries are calling for the World Trade Organization to cancel a ministerial conference next week…
Factbox: What could the WTO ministerial conference achieve?
GENEVA (Reuters) - Trade ministers are holding a conference at the World Trade Organization in Geneva for the first time in four years from Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at a critical…
WTO fishing deal possible by ministerial meeting – chair
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of negotiations at the World Trade Organization aimed at cutting billions of dollars in subsidies for the fishing industry said on Monday that he thought…
Taiwan raises WTO complaint against China in fruit dispute
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Taiwan raised a trade complaint against China at a World Trade Organization meeting over Beijing's moves to block imports of two types of fruit…
G 20 leaders Summit, Rome, Italy – Special Briefing by Mr Piyush Goyal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Indian Delegation to Rome to participate in the G20 Leaders Summit, which happened after a gap of 2 years. The Prime Minister also had…
EU leaders’ chairman cautiously optimistic on global treaty on pandemics
ROME (Reuters) - The chairman of European Union leaders said on Friday he was cautiously optimistic about the prospects of a global treaty on future pandemics, with the World Health…
G20 leaders must push for WTO conference to be a success – WTO chief
ROME (Reuters) - Country leaders meeting at the G20 summit in Rome must push for the World Trade Organization (WTO) major ministerial conference next month to be a success, the…
A year after COVID vaccine waiver proposal, WTO talks are deadlocked
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A year after South Africa and India introduced a novel proposal https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-wto/india-and-south-africa-ask-wto-to-waive-rules-to-aid-covid-19-drug-production-idUSKBN26P0H1 to temporarily waive intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and therapies at…
