Another major global meeting is approaching. For those in agriculture, the World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial conference is the stage where negotiations are at “a critical juncture,” says the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session, Ambassador Gloria Abraham Peralta.
Progress in the agriculture negotiations depends on the willingness of WTO members to achieve it, the chair of the negotiations said last week during an informal meeting of the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Agriculture.
Since 2016, the United States has been engaged in an informal block on replacing retiring judges due to systemic concerns with the Appellate Body.
Last week, the nations of Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali met with other World Trade Organization members to discuss trade-related aspects of cotton.
Trade policy barriers such as tariffs and regulations account for at least 14 percent of trade costs according to new estimates from the World Trade Organization.
Missing notifications from World Trade Organization members outlining the subsidies they give to their enterprises continues to be an irritant in discussions in the WTO’s Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.
Prospects for a quick recovery in world trade have improved as merchandise trade expanded more rapidly than expected in the second half of last year.
After falling sharply during the global pandemic, world services trade appears to be in a recovery phase, according to the latest Services Trade Barometer from the World Trade Organization.
When she takes office next month, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African Director-General for the World Trade Organization.
Member nations of the World Trade Organization are preparing to select their next Director-General to replace Roberto Azevêdo who stepped down from the post last year.
As the World Trade Organization struggles to determine its role in future global trade, its top-ranking official is urging member-nations to make extensive reforms to existing global farm trade rules.
Speaking Tuesday at the “1+6” roundtable meeting, World Trade Organization Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff urged members to begin serious engagement on improving the WTO, arguing there was enough common ground to reach major new agreements.
World merchandise trade appears to have rebounded strongly after plummeting in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but whether growth can be sustained going forward is unclear, according to the World Trade Organization’s latest Goods Trade Barometer.
The WTO’s latest Trade Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures shows a slowdown in the number and coverage of trade-restrictive and trade-facilitating measures on goods implemented by G20 countries.
The United States notified the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body Monday of its decision to appeal the panel report in a case brought by China regarding tariffs.
World Cotton Day provides an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the sector’s importance to the livelihoods of millions of farmers, processors and traders around the world, says WTO Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff.
World trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19 induced slump, but World Trade Organization economists caution that any recovery could be disrupted by the ongoing pandemic effects.
Though the World Trade Organization is facing some difficult days as the United States pushes for major reforms, leaders say a recent meeting of the Committee on Agriculture produced “meaningful” dialogue.
While the World Trade Organization is at a virtual standstill due to a move by the United States to block all nominations to the Appellate Body, the U.S. and others meeting in a virtual G20 Trade Ministers Meeting made good progress on agreeing to reforms.
For the first time in many months, members of the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body were able to meet in person this week, and the United States seemed to be at the center of many conversations.
The World Trade Organization handed China a victory on Tuesday, ruling that trade sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump were not justified and therefore a violation of world trade rules.
Trade in agricultural products has been more resilient than overall trade, according to a new report from the World Trade Organization.
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