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India not obliged to accept WTO panel's report on export schemes: Govt

India is involved in 15 disputes at the WTO, mostly against the US: Minister tells Parliament.

WTO-compliant remission of tax scheme for exporters gets canbinet nod

Under the scheme, an inter-ministerial committee will determine the rates and items on which the reimbursement of taxes and duties would be provided.

Govt approves tax reimbursement scheme for exporters, MEIS to be phased out

These taxes include value added tax (VAT), electricity duties and fuel used for transportation, which are not exempt or refunded under any other existing mechanism.

Beyond green shoots: How to ensure speed and quality of economic recovery

Unless key issues are addressed, even if growth bounces back from the sub-5 per cent, it will stay lower than the already inadequate long-term average of 6.6%, writes T N Ninan

Decline in global merchandise trade volumes to continue for now: WTO

Situation to worsen as estimates don't take into account coronavirus outbreak

India for elimination of trade-distorting subsidies on agriculture in WTO

On the World Trade Organization's (WTO) appellate body for dispute settlement, he said early restoration of the full strength of the body will help in realising the objectives of the WTO

A radical reset for the Indian economy

Reset, thus, is not much of a reset as much as setting of the lines of sound policies for the govt to adopt, once the extravagant bits are edited out

EU, 16 WTO members sign pact to develop interim appeal arrangement

This initiative was launched in mid-December 2019 by the EU and a number of other WTO members following the effective paralysis of the WTO Appellate Body

Promote oilseed production

Curbs on Malaysian palm oil import present a good opportunity

US, Japan and European Union seek stronger global rules on subsidies

The governments called on the World Trade Organization to beef up existing regulations, which they said in a statement are "insufficient to tackle market and trade distorting subsidisation

The darkening sky

Shadows of the events in 2019 will loom large over the world and India

Top headlines: US attack on Soleimani to hit India, Tata moves SC, and more

Ratan Tata has also filed a petition in the Supreme Court appealing it to set aside the NCLAT order which restored former Tata group chairman, Cyrus Mistry as Executive Chairman

Govt to retain exports scheme till March after WTO asked for its scrapping

The government had decided to discontinue MEIS--its largest export promotion scheme--after the WTO said it distorted trade.

'Turning point': Number of male smokers falling for first time, says WHO

Declines in tobacco use amongst males mark a turning point in the fight against tobacco, says WTO

Indonesia drags EU to WTO over excessive use of palm oil as biofuel

The EU launched a complaint at the WTO in late November over Indonesian curbs on nickel ore exports and hit Indonesian biodiesel with tariffs last week

WTO chief makes final bid to save appeals court after shut down

The appellate branch of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body, sometimes called the supreme court of world trade, will stop functioning on Wednesday after years of relentless US opposition

WTO's appellate body becomes dysfunctional after US stalls appointments

The US has stalled appointments of members in the appellate body of WTO's dispute settlement system.

WTO extends ban on tariffs for digital trade, India set to benefit

The decision came after talks ran late into Monday evening, two trade officials said

Donald Trump cripples WTO as US-China trade war rages on

A US offensive against the World Trade Organization will effectively shutter the group's system for settling disputes, at a time it's most needed

A world without rules

India will suffer from US' subversion of WTO courts