The WTO raises its 2026 global merchandise trade growth forecast to 3.9% despite West Asia conflict disruptions, driven by AI investment, supply chain adaptations, and strong container throughput.

GENEVA (Reuters) - WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will seek another four-year term as head of the World Trade Organization following a broad Africa-led push to start the process early, ...

Uzbekistan and the WTO have reviewed accession negotiations and steps to align national legislation with international trade ...

Two years ago, countries at the WTO bitterly negotiated whether the group should renew a moratorium on tariffs on e-commerce. They ultimately agreed to an extension, which is due to expire at the end ...

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PRICE pressures from higher public transport fares, electricity rates, and wage increases which are expected to become broader, alongside stubbornly high global oil prices and the threat of El Niño on ...

Geneva, Nov. 5 -- Nepal continues to grapple with poor infrastructure, high trade costs, weak production capacity, and ...

The World Trade Organization on Wednesday said that it expects global trade volumes to increase by 2.6% in 2024 following a 1.2% decline in 2023. WTO chief economist Ralph Ossa told CNBC that rebound ...

Turkey’s additional tariffs and some restrictions on Chinese electric and hybrid vehicles breach international trade rules, a World Trade Organization panel has r ...

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, and Timur Suleimenov, Chair of the 12th Ministerial Conference attend a press conference before the opening of the ...

This commentary is the third of a four-part series that examines the intersection between trade and gender. Though the term “gender” can encompass a variety of identities, the series will limit its ...