WASHINGTON: Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including providing financing to support farmers and increase food supplies.…
BRUSSELS: Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday signalled there was a "narrow path" to a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, as key sticking points remain after both sides abandoned…
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday said Britain's departure from the European Union means it cannot impose tariffs on Washington in a dispute over aviation industry subsidies. "The UK did…
GENEVA: World Trade Organization members gave the green light Monday for Brussels to slap tariffs on $4.0 billion in US imports annually in retaliation for illegal American aid to plane…
PARIS: One year after sanctioning the EU for its support of Airbus, the World Trade Organization was expected Tuesday to let the bloc impose sanctions on the United States for…
BRUSSELS: Negotiators for the EU and Britain are hoping for a breakthrough in trade talks this week, despite feuding over a controversial UK bill that threatens to scupper a post-Brexit…
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization has upheld a complaint by China over additional US duties on some $250 billion of Chinese goods, a decision that sparked outrage in Washington. The…
GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic has heaped pressure on the troubled World Trade Organization, a WTO leadership candidate said, warning the crisis could spell the end of rules-based international trade altogether.…
GENEVA: As Roberto Azevedo steps down today (31st of August, 2020) as head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), here are penpics of the eight candidates running to become the…
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization's exiting chief, who is leaving the crisis-stricken institution a year ahead of schedule, will move to the private sector as a top executive at PepsiCo,…
BEIJING: China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu met with Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia-Pacific Affairs), Zahoor Ahmad and exchanged views on China-Pakistan cooperation under the multilateral framework such as the Asia-Europe…
GENEVA: Global trade growth is expected to be lower in 2019 than it was last year, the World Trade Organization forecast on Tuesday, citing widespread "tensions" and economic uncertainty. The…
BOAO: China advocates free and fair trade, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday, urging reforms of the global governance system to make it more just and equitable. Li made the…
CANBERRA: Australia has launched World Trade Organization (WTO) action against India over sugar subsidies. Simon Birmingham, Australia's minister for trade, announced on Wednesday evening the government has decided to escalate…
PARIS: Thousands more people living in Britain are at risk of dying from heart attacks and strokes in the decade after Britain leaves the European Union as the cost of…
PARIS: Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks here Thursday with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian on bilateral ties. Wang is in Paris for the…
