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Differential treatment

India must protect its interests in WTO on fishery subsidies

Vaccine makers meet WTO D-G, flag excess capacity of Covid-19 jabs

Some manufacturers also said that the regulatory approval framework for Covid-19 vaccines in other nations also takes a substantial amount of time

India sticks to stand on fisheries, farm subsidies amid WTO D-G visit

This comes as WTO D-G reaches India for three-day visit

IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccine on Piyush Goyal-WTO chief meet agenda

The latest push by India and South Africa on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on Covid-19 vaccine is one of the agenda

FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets top WTO official amid push for vax IPR waiver

The meeting between Sitharaman and Iweala took place on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF annual meetings

US reaffirms support for easing WTO rules on Covid-19 vaccines

A top US trade official said Thursday the Biden administration remains committed to an easing of rules that protect the technology behind coronavirus vaccines so that they can be produced more widely

India's exports likely to get a boost as WTO raises trade outlook

Exports from India have been rising consistently over the last few quarters

WTO hikes trade forecasts but cautions on Covid-19 pandemic risk

The WTO said on Monday it expected merchandise trade would grow this year by 10.8% after a fall of 5.3% in 2020. In March, it had forecast 2021 growth of 8.0%

Govt's current foreign trade policy likely to continue till March 31

For this fiscal year, the main target is to accelerate exports and reach the $400-bn aim

Global services trade remains below pre-Covid levels, says WTO

Global services purchasing managers' index (102.7) and financial services (100.2) indices indicated that the pace of growth has slowed down.

Fixing dispute settlement

US refuses to repair the damage it did to WTO

WTO Agreement on Agriculture tilted against developing countries: Goyal

The Agreement on Agriculture at the WTO was riddled with deep imbalances, which favour the developed countries and have tilted the rules against others, commerce minister Piyush Goyal has said.

Fearing WTO backlash, govt puts on hold textile PLI export targets

Govt officials say they are cautious as they don't want to be trapped in the WTO quagmire

Need assurance from India on investment protection: UKIBC's Richard Heald

In a Q&A, UKIBC's group chair lists out three areas that need focus - tariff reduction in some sectors, removal of non-tariff barriers on goods, and aligning data protection rules

US should strengthen multilateral institutions

The US should, as leading economic power, quickly rescue moribund WTO dispute settlement mechanism and work with other countries to come up with meaningful initiatives

Global merchandise trade continues robust recovery from pandemic shock: WTO

The global merchandise trade is continuing its robust recovery from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the WTO's Goods Trade Barometer, which hit a record high in its latest reading

RoDTEP tax refund rates likely by Friday, says Commerce Secretary

The scheme will ensure that exporters receive refunds on the embedded taxes and duties previously non-recoverable

Covid-19 pandemic: WTO holiday from vaccine talks draws calls for action

Next week WTO delegates are planning to depart Geneva for their August break and, in doing so, pause their fractious debate over a proposal to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid shotS

Members pledged to conclude negotiations for fisheries subsidies soon: WTO

Member countries of the World Trade Organization have pledged to conclude the negotiations soon for the fisheries subsidies agreement, which would set new rules for the global fisheries industry

Irrational subsidies by many nations hurting Indian fishermen: Goyal at WTO

India said that it is 'very' keen to finalise an agreement on fisheries subsidies in the WTO as irrational benefits and overfishing by many countries are hurting domestic fishermen