The Latest Breaking News from WTO

We are in the toughest period the world economy has faced since the creation of the multilateral system more than three-quarters of a century ago. A quadruple shock of Covid, climate change, conflict and cost-of-living has undone years of hard-fought development gains. As financial conditions tighten, even countries that had…

Rejoinder from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to the article “MC12 over, its ‘gains’ f

You may or may not have noticed from the headlines of the past years: in our interconnected world the food systems are increasingly under pressure.

The World Trade Organization reached an agreement on fisheries subsidies on June 17, prohibiting member countries from funding illegal fishing and fishing of overexploited stocks.

Unequal access to the COVID-19 vaccine fuelled calls for a patent waiver, but any major change needs to ensure a better outcome for developing economies.

A battle between PepsiCo and Indian farmers highlights the gap between international trade law and countries seeking to protect their farmers' seed rights.

Changes to a global agreement allowing compulsory licensing of COVID-19 vaccines do nothing to improve access in developing economies. Cost is still a barrier.

Australia is proceeding with trade disputes in WTO but Don Farrell says other options may emerge in talks between two countries

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raises concerns about China’s ‘unfair, non-market’ economic policies.