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WTO Delhi ministerial summit does little to lift sense of doom as global trade protectionism makes deadly comeback
Kanwaljeet Singh • 7 years agoOn the face of it, it appears that the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu has failed miserably to revive the WTO.
WTO mini-ministerial: Beyond small gains in New Delhi, the question on trade body’s relevance remains
Seetha • 7 years agoBy hosting this meeting, India has tried to change the obstructionist image it has had since the days of Murasoli Maran.
WTO ministerial summit: India to take up issue of trade protectionism with US, says Suresh Prabhu
Ians • 7 years agoSuresh Prabhu, addressing a press conference after Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting, said India will take up issue of trade protectionism with US
WEF 2018 at Davos: Day 2 set to be a Europe show with Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron to give special addresses
Fp Staff • 7 years agoOn day two at the World Economic Forum (WEF), the show will dominated by Europe as two of the continent's tallest leaders will take centre stage.
WTO puts across a strong message about gloomy global trade but is anybody listening?
Seetha • 8 years agoThis will be the first time in 15 years, the WTO says, that the ratio between trade growth and world GDP has fallen below 1:1; it will be around 1:0.8
WTO chief warns that Britain will have to renegotiate its membership terms after Brexit
• 9 years agoBritain would face gruelling negotiations to set the terms of its World Trade Organization membership if it decided to leave the European Union, the group's chief warned in Thursday's Financial Times.
WTO reaches its first ever trade deal at Bali meeting
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe World Trade Organization reached its first ever trade reform deal on Saturday to the roar of approval from nearly 160 ministers who had gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali to decide on the make-or-break agreement that could add $1 trillion to the global economy.
WTO is very worried about impact of India's food bill on global markets
Fp Archives • 11 years agoCountries like the US and Canada have raised concerns over India's food security legislation at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). They have also asked India to explain the effect the legislation will have on global stocks and commodity prices.
Is the WTO trade deal dead before we’ve even started the Bali parley?
Choudhury • 11 years agoThe chances of a trade deal look bleak after negotiators got close before they failed in Geneva to arrive at an underlying agreement before a crunch WTO ministerial summit next week in Bali, Indonesia