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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 Organisation

01 Mar 2024

WTO Ministerial Conference In Abu Dhabi Extended By One Day: Know Why

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

29 Feb 2024

How India Thwarted Thailand's Bid To Entangle India's Rice Export Policy

The ongoing WTO ministerial meeting took turns for the ugly path when Thai Ambassador to WTO, Pimchanok Pitfield reportedly made ‘offensive’ remarks on India's rice export.

Farmers Protest 14th Day

26 Feb 2024

Farmers leaves for Delhi from Noida to carry out tractor march

24 Aug 2023

There Is Global Optimism In Indian Economy, Says PM Modi

PM Modi said India believes in a rules-based, open, inclusive, multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core.

23 Jun 2023

US, India Decision To End Trade Disputes A Big Victory, Beneficial: Goyal

On February 6, 2013, the US requested consultations with India concerning certain measures of India relating to domestic content requirements under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission for solar cells and solar modules. America claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with global trade provisions.

03 May 2023

WTO Needs To Look At Farm Subsidy Issue With Open Mind: Nirmala Sitharaman

As an interim measure, the WTO members at the Bali ministerial meeting in December 2013 had agreed to put in place a mechanism popularly called 'Peace Clause' and committed to negotiating an agreement for a permanent solution.

World Trade Organisation

25 May 2022

Anwar Hussain Shaik named as new chair of a WTO committee

Anwar Hussain Shaik will replace Elisa Maria Olmeda de Alejandro from Mexico. Shaik will be the chair of TBT Committee. TBT Committee work involves two broad areas -- review of specific measures and strengthening implementation of the TBT Agreement.

12 Apr 2022

India is ready to supply food stock to world if WTO agrees: PM Modi

Food stock in different parts of the world is dwindling due to the war in Ukraine PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the hostel and education complex of "Shri Annapurnadham Trust" at Adalaj

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.

01 Jun 2021

BRICS Finance Ministers backs India-South Africa vaccine waiver

The grouping decided to back the proposal at the BRICS Foreign ministers virtual meet The virtual meeting was held under the chairmanship of India BRICS is one of the first global multilateral groupings to come in the support of the proposal

covid-19 pandemic

05 May 2021

COVID-19: 12 Republicans ask Biden not to support India's proposal at WTO

The lawmakers argued that relevant intellectual property rights have been successfully licensed to expand access to COVID-19 innovations while maintaining IP protections For example, the Serum Institute of India has secured licenses to produce multiple vaccines, including Astrazeneca and Novavax vaccines South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare has secured a license to produce the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

11 Apr 2020

Donald Trump accuses China of taking advantage of US, says WTO rules unfair

The United States President Donald Trump alleged that China has taken advantage of it for 30 years and used World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, that are unfair, against the US.

18 Feb 2020

US has thrown 'googly' by taking India off developing nations' list: Shiv Sena

The US move has made India ineligible for benefits given by Washington to developing countries.

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%.

28 Jun 2019

WTO panel rules in India's favour in renewable energy case against US

The panel concluded in its ruling that "the measures" of the US "are inconsistent" with certain provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said in a statement Thursday.

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.

16 Nov 2018

Australia takes India to WTO over sugar subsidies

It means the issue will initially be discussed at the WTO's Committee on Agriculture meeting scheduled for later this month.

08 Sep 2018

Now, Donald Trump wants to end subsidies to India, China

Donald Trump claims that the US is a developing nation too.

31 Aug 2018

Donald Trump threatens to pull United States out of WTO

Trump, who has previously criticized the WTO's dispute settlement system as being unfavorable to the US, said Washington had "rarely won a lawsuit" there although things began changing last year.

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