China Dispute Seen as Early Test of Trump's Stance Towards WTO By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - China's new trade dispute with the U.S. could test Washington's commitment to the World Trade ...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) China has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the new ...

Reform is set to be a key topic at the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in February. One Geneva-based WTO delegate said it seemed the Biden administration did not believe further trade ...

Switzerland Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin hosted the meeting, which was attended by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and selected representatives of the private sector. The meeting ...

At the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13), members agreed to continue working on the IFD Agreement, essentially maintaining the ongoing negotiations to potentially integrate the IFD framework ...

Parmelin said the meeting underlined the significance of the WTO and the rule-based, transparent and predictable multilateral trading system. Building on the achievements at MC13, ministers ...

Bern, 24.01.2025 - Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin hosted an informal meeting of ministers responsible for the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 24 January in Davos. Invited guests also included WTO ...

The virtual wipeout led the commission, which manages the trade policies of the EU’s 27 member states, to launch a case at the WTO. However, the commission chose to pause the case on January 25 ...

Countries should stay calm and not react quickly to protectionist moves to avoid harming economic growth. WTO urges not to overreact and study policies first. Climate efforts need consistent action ...

Okonjo-Iweala urged for countries to "keep calm" and use WTO mechanisms to resolve disputes, reported Reuters. Okonjo-Iweala said she was "encouraged" over Trump's decision to delay tariffs on ...

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, starts her second term as head of the global trade watchdog this year at a time when Trump's tariff threats have ...