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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

WTO top court for trade disputes to lapse for the first time on Dec 10

A meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) last week was the last chance for nations to break the more than two-year-long deadlock but saw both sides dig into their positions, sources said

WTO dysfunction gives us a breather

Since its inception in 1995, the WTO dispute settlement mechanism has resolved an impressive number of trade disputes

India appeals against WTO settlement panel ruling on export subsidies

India has contested that it should be given an eight-year phase-out period as was available to other developing countries

Trade disputes' fate hangs in balance with top WTO body about to lapse

Dispute settlement mechanism will break down as the 7-member appellate body becomes defunct on Dec 10