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Proposed Carbon Tax Won't Affect Trade Ties With India: EU Climate Chief
European Union's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said the bloc's proposed carbon tax will not have any negative effect on its trade relationship with India and that it would do nothing that is in violation of World Trade Organisation rules.
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Global Recession Ahead, Warns World Trade Body Chief
The World Trade Organization's chief said Tuesday she believes the world is heading towards a global recession due to multiple colliding crises
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Road Will Be Bumpy: World Trade Body Chief Ahead Of High-Stakes Meet
The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.
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Facing "Polycrisis", WTO Chief Warns Of Rocky Road To Deals
World Trade Organization director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged trade ministers gathering in Geneva to go the extra mile over the coming days and said she would consider one or two global trade deals a success.
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Vaccine Answer Close, But Facing Effort To Block It: WTO Chief
The World Trade Organization is close to resolving a dispute over how to spread COVID-19 vaccines more widely and fairly, but facing an "orchestrated effort" to block a deal, the body's chief said on Thursday.
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WTO Chief Calls For Reforms To Prevent Future Trade Wars
The head of the World Trade Organisation stressed the importance of reforming the global trade body to prevent further trade wars
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UN Chief Extends Support To India's Patent Waiver Initiative For Covid Products
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has extended support to India and South Africa's initiative at the WTO to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines and products.
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Meeting To Pick New World Trade Body Chief Delayed After US Blocks Candidate
The WTO is postponing a meeting next week where members were to try to pick a new chief but with little chance of succeeding after Washington blocked the favoured candidate, AFP learned Friday.
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US Rejection Throws World Trade Body Leadership Race Into Confusion
The World Trade Organization's bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade watchdog's next director-general.
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UN Trade Body Chief Roberto Azevedo To Step Down A Year Early
World Trade Organization head Roberto Azevedo will step down a year earlier than planned in August, he said on Thursday, in a surprise move as the trade body struggles to rein in global tensions and coordinate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Trade Organisation Chief Calls On PM Modi
World Trade Organisation chief Roberto Azevedo today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The WTO director-general is here for a mini-ministerial meeting.
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World Trade Organization Losing Trade Focus, Too Easy On Some Developing Nations: United States
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade chief said on Monday that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is losing its focus on trade negotiations in favor of litigation, and was going too easy on wealthier developing countries such as China.
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Industry Leaders Discuss Trade, E-Commerce With WTO Chief
The meeting assumes significance as developed countries are pushing WTO to start negotiating a agreement on e-commerce.
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China Must 'Walk The Talk' On Trade: Former World Trade Organisation Chief
Beijing's pledges to pursue trade liberalisation in the face of a potentially more protectionist US under Donald Trump meant it was time for China to "walk the talk" on the issue, former WTO director-general Pascal Lamy said Friday.
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Government Ratifies WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement
Government on Friday said it has formally ratified the WTO's trade facilitation agreement, which aims at easing customs procedures to boost commerce.
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Proposed Carbon Tax Won't Affect Trade Ties With India: EU Climate Chief
European Union's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said the bloc's proposed carbon tax will not have any negative effect on its trade relationship with India and that it would do nothing that is in violation of World Trade Organisation rules.
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Global Recession Ahead, Warns World Trade Body Chief
The World Trade Organization's chief said Tuesday she believes the world is heading towards a global recession due to multiple colliding crises
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Road Will Be Bumpy: World Trade Body Chief Ahead Of High-Stakes Meet
The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.
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Facing "Polycrisis", WTO Chief Warns Of Rocky Road To Deals
World Trade Organization director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged trade ministers gathering in Geneva to go the extra mile over the coming days and said she would consider one or two global trade deals a success.
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Vaccine Answer Close, But Facing Effort To Block It: WTO Chief
The World Trade Organization is close to resolving a dispute over how to spread COVID-19 vaccines more widely and fairly, but facing an "orchestrated effort" to block a deal, the body's chief said on Thursday.
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WTO Chief Calls For Reforms To Prevent Future Trade Wars
The head of the World Trade Organisation stressed the importance of reforming the global trade body to prevent further trade wars
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UN Chief Extends Support To India's Patent Waiver Initiative For Covid Products
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has extended support to India and South Africa's initiative at the WTO to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines and products.
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Meeting To Pick New World Trade Body Chief Delayed After US Blocks Candidate
The WTO is postponing a meeting next week where members were to try to pick a new chief but with little chance of succeeding after Washington blocked the favoured candidate, AFP learned Friday.
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US Rejection Throws World Trade Body Leadership Race Into Confusion
The World Trade Organization's bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade watchdog's next director-general.
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UN Trade Body Chief Roberto Azevedo To Step Down A Year Early
World Trade Organization head Roberto Azevedo will step down a year earlier than planned in August, he said on Thursday, in a surprise move as the trade body struggles to rein in global tensions and coordinate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Trade Organisation Chief Calls On PM Modi
World Trade Organisation chief Roberto Azevedo today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The WTO director-general is here for a mini-ministerial meeting.
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World Trade Organization Losing Trade Focus, Too Easy On Some Developing Nations: United States
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade chief said on Monday that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is losing its focus on trade negotiations in favor of litigation, and was going too easy on wealthier developing countries such as China.
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Industry Leaders Discuss Trade, E-Commerce With WTO Chief
The meeting assumes significance as developed countries are pushing WTO to start negotiating a agreement on e-commerce.
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China Must 'Walk The Talk' On Trade: Former World Trade Organisation Chief
Beijing's pledges to pursue trade liberalisation in the face of a potentially more protectionist US under Donald Trump meant it was time for China to "walk the talk" on the issue, former WTO director-general Pascal Lamy said Friday.
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Government Ratifies WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement
Government on Friday said it has formally ratified the WTO's trade facilitation agreement, which aims at easing customs procedures to boost commerce.
