As US tariff policies continue to fuel global trade tensions, the importance of maintaining the authority and fairness of the ...

Once a cornerstone of international commerce, the WTO now grapples with the rise of economic nationalism, and regional trade ...

The WTO is based on agreements signed by a majority of the world’s trading nations. The main function of the organization is to help producers of goods and services as well as exporters and ...

China's new trade dispute with the U.S. could test Washington's commitment to the World Trade Organization, which has so far ...

A WTO report released in September noted that trade has contributed to reducing the gap between developed and developing economies. From 1995 to 2023, for example, global per capita income increased ...

WTO members attended a retreat on 16 January ... creating jobs and advancing sustainable development.” Members explore role of trade as a tool for development and the way forward DG Okonjo ...

In an interview recorded before President Trump hit China, Mexico and Canada with steep tariffs that disrupt the global trading system, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade ...

Canada and China have announced plans to challenge US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs at the World Trade Organisation ...

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Friday underlined the importance of trade openness and multilateralism during his speech ...

Giving precedent a strong role contravenes the WTO provision placing responsibility for definitive interpretations of WTO texts on the WTO members. Sixth, the United States asserts that the ...

Invited guests also included WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and representatives of the private sector. The meeting emphasised the important role of the WTO and the rules-based international ...