For years, Chinese industrial orders helped create and support thousands of well-paid jobs in Germany. But the Asian giant’s economic slowdown has led to lower demand for German goods and dampened growth prospects. The German economy has...
From reviving WTO’s dispute settlement process to policing China, the new director-general has her task cut out. A lot of her success would depend on how she deals with the growing mistrust among prominent members....
The World Trade Organization is now leaderless. The task facing Roberto Azevedo’s successor is mammoth, from the need for reform to fighting protectionism. The process to succeed him is also quite labyrinthine. It’s a role...
The predecessor of the World Trade Organization was the GATT, which did not really stand for the General Agreement to Talk and Talk, even though the negotiating rounds would last years. Facing rising trade tensions...
Does anyone take the WTO seriously anymore? The globalist agency, tasked with dealing with trade agreements and settling trade disputes, had been sidelined for years even before Trump revived protectionism. The World Trade Organization has...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that a tax break from Washington state to help Boeing develop its new 777X jetliner was a prohibited subsidy – a victory for Airbus and EU regulators. US aircraft...
The World Trade Organization has drastically revised down its 2016 global trade forecast, warning that growth had hit its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. 2017 might not look much better. WTO officials on...
Poor trade facilitation (in India and in its trading partner countries) directly and indirectly hurts India’s exports. Thus, the successful implementation of the WTO Agreement of Trade Facilitation would undoubtedly be good for India. Yet,...
Japan has filed a trade complaint against new WTO member Russia over a fee the latter levies on car imports. Critics allege the tax is illegal, as the fee meant to cover recycling costs did...
