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PM Modi To Attend G20 Summit In Japan Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan next week to attend the G-20 summit where issues such as financial stability, WTO reform, black money, and terrorism will be on top of the agenda for India.

How Will PM Modi Double Farmers' Income? European Union Asks India At WTO

India News | Reuters | Monday June 17, 2019

Massive farm-support plans in the United States and India are being scrutinised by other World Trade Organization members, questions submitted to the WTO's quarterly agriculture committee meeting showed on Monday.

Japan Takes India To World Trade Organization Over Mobile Phone Import Duties

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Some of the tariffs on goods of substantial interest to Japan were now "clearly in excess" of the rates allowed by the WTO, Japan said

US Warns India Against Retaliatory Duties Over Trade Privileges: Report

India News | Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Any retaliatory tariff by India in response to the United States' planned withdrawal of some trade privileges will not be "appropriate" under WTO rules, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned today.

75 Countries Launch WTO E-Commerce Talks

Agence France-Presse | Friday January 25, 2019

Ministers from 75 countries launched talks towards drawing up global e-commerce rules amid growing calls for technology to be more closely regulated internationally.

China's Trade Surplus With US Grew In 2018 Even Amid Tariff Issue

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 14, 2019

China's trade surplus with the United States widened last year, data showed on Monday, while the country's imports and exports fell in December last year as the long-running trade war begins to bite in the world's number two economy.

G20 Sealed Landmark Deal On WTO Reform By Ducking "Taboo Words"

World News | Reuters | Monday December 3, 2018

Many delegates from the world's 20 largest economies arrived at a summit in Argentina this week determined to clinch an agreement to reform the global trade system, pushed to a breaking point by tensions between the United States and China.

Crude Futures Drop Below $50 Per Barrel For First Time In Over A Year

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday November 29, 2018

Oil fell on Thursday, bringing losses for the month so far to 23 per cent, marking its largest one-month fall since the depths of the financial crisis in 2008.

China Says WTO Faces "Profound Crisis", Urges Reform

World News | Reuters | Friday November 23, 2018

China today urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to close loopholes and correct practices by some member states that damage global trade, warning of a "profound crisis" facing the institution's existence.

WTO To Review Trump's Decision To Hit A Range Of Countries With Tariffs

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 22, 2018

The World Trade Organization agreed yesterday to hear complaints from a range of countries over new US steel and aluminium tariffs, as well as complaints from Washington over retaliatory duties.

India Sugar Subsidies Hurt Our Farmers, Says Australia As It Goes To WTO

India News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 16, 2018

Australia announced on Friday it was taking legal action against India at the WTO over sugar subsidies it said caused a "significant downturn" in world prices and hurt domestic producers.

WTO Cuts Merchandise Trade Growth Forecasts

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday September 27, 2018

The WTO forecast world trade in goods would grow by 3.9 per cent this year, less than the 4.4 per cent it forecast in April. Next year trade growth of 3.7 per cent is expected, a cut from the WTO's previous forecast of 4.0 per cent.

Jack Ma Calls for Stronger WTO Amid US-China Trade War

Reuters | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Jack Ma said trade tensions would likely impact Chinese and foreign companies immediately and negatively. He predicted that Chinese businesses would move production to other countries in the medium-term to get around the tariffs.

US "Growing Economy Too", Can't Fund Subsidies To India, China: Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants to end the subsidies that growing economies like India and China have been receiving as he wants the US, which he considers as a "developing nation", to grow faster than anybody.

Trump Threatens To Withdraw US From World Trade Organisation: Report

World News | Reuters | Friday August 31, 2018

US President Donald Trump threatened in an interview with Bloomberg News on Thursday to withdraw from the World Trade Organization if "they don't shape up," in his latest criticism of the institution.