WTO: Countries sign global trade deal

In a significant move since over a decade of the existence of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the organisation last Friday major deals on tackling food insecurity, curbing harmful fishing subsidies and temporarily waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents after days of round-the-clock talks. WTO Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the Trade Ministers’ conference had struck an “unprecedented […]Read More

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WTO pushes to reach trade deals with its fate on

The World Trade Organization is facing one of its most dire moments, the culmination of years of slide toward oblivion and ineffectiveness. Now may be a chance to turn the tide and re-emerge as a champion of free and fair trade — or face a future further in doubt. For the first time in 4 1/2 […]Read More