Global trade helped reduce extreme poverty, inequality : WTO
GENEVA : A new World Trade Organisation (WTO) report has stated that global commerce has played a critical role in reducing extreme poverty from 40pc to 11pc. Global
WTO spotlight on MSP, export bans
GENEVA : Preparations for the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference in 2026 are in full swing. As India’s Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan charts a roadmap, we propose addressing
Bangladesh garment factories reopen after Sheikh Hasina ouster
DHAKA : Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90% of the country’s exports, reopened on Wednesday hoping to swiftly resume full operations after production was disrupted
Commerce Secretary participates in the 14th BRICS Trade Ministers’ meeting
NEW DELHI : Commerce Secretary Shri Sunil Barthwal attended the 14th BRICS Trade Ministers’ Meeting held on 26 July 2024 under the BRICS Presidency of Russian Federation. The
Trade policy review meet of China in WTO : India flags trade deficit, non-transparent subsidies
GENEVA : India has flagged its concerns over high trade deficit and non-transparent subsidies of China in a meeting at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Geneva, stating those
Piyush Goyal met Director General WTO and Mr. Diego Aponte, Group President MSC Cargo at Zurich
ZURICH : Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal met Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director General WTO in Zurich. They have discussed the various ongoing negotiations at the multilateral
Govt imposes anti-dumping duties on 3 Chinese products
NEW DELHI : Indian Government imposed anti-dumping duties on three Chinese products including hydraulic rock breakers to protect domestic players from cheap imports. These duties were imposed following
WTO’s $648 billion funding helps integrate developing economies into global trade
BRUSSELS : The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Aid for Trade initiative has contributed $648 billion in funding since 2006 to strengthen the export potential of developing economies and
India takes Australia to WTO Arbitration over trade changes
NEW DELHI : India recently started a dispute case against Australia at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The disagreement is about changes Australia is making to its promises that
Israeli-Turkish trade on life support as relations hit bottom
JERUSALEM : Israeli-Turkish trade has weathered many bilateral diplomatic storms over the decades and stayed on course, reaching billions of dollars a year, but Israelis fear it may