Tag: WTO
The weakening of the WTO, a factor of tension
Lhe contrast is striking between the modest ambitions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) summit which has just opened in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and the upheavals taking place…
Market: WTO conference opens with modest ambitions
by Emma Farge and Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) opened on Monday in Abu Dhabi in a context that is…
WTO ministerial conference on slippery slope in Abu Dhabi
The Director General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gives a press conference on February 16, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland (AFP/PIERRE ALBOUY) The WTO opened its major ministerial conference…
Fight against overfishing – Struggle for a valid fisheries agreement in the WTO – News
Contents There is actually unity among the 164 states. But the devil is in the details of the agreement. More and more fishermen around the world are complaining about empty…
WTO significantly downgrades its global trade growth forecasts for 2023
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the WTO, October 2, 2023. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP The downward revision is brutal. The World Trade Organization (WTO) anticipates an increase in global merchandise…
Poland continues to put pressure on: Slovakia and Ukraine agree on grain imports
Poland continues to apply pressure Slovakia and Ukraine agree on grain imports September 21, 2023, 4:08 p.m In recent days there has been a threat of escalation in the conflict…
Grain dispute escalates: Ukraine sues Poland, Hungary and Slovakia at the WTO
Grain dispute escalates Ukraine is suing Poland, Hungary and Slovakia at the WTO September 18, 2023, 9:47 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info |…
The WTO is concerned about fragmentation of the global economy
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization, July 15, 2020, in Geneva (Switzerland). FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP A new globalization is emerging. In its annual report published on…
WTO predicts slowdown in global trade in 2023
The world trade growth forecast for 2023, unveiled on Wednesday 5 April, is rather reassuring if we compare it to the pessimistic prognoses of recent months, and disappointing if we…
The WTO crisis marks the questioning of regulated globalization
To analyse. Globalization is dead, place for wild globalization? For a big decade, the period of triumphant globalization, opened with the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995…
The decline of the WTO, a threat to global stability
Lhe World Trade Organization (WTO) faces an existential crisis. Since its creation in January 1995, the institution has accompanied an unprecedented expansion of international trade, by making trade more fluid…
US chip sanctions: China counters with WTO complaint
Beijing complains to the World Trade Organization. The chances of success are uncertain, says an expert. In addition, China apparently wants to promote its chip industry with 143 billion dollars.…