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World Trade Organization steps back from the brink of irrelevance – but it's not fixed yet

After decades of conflict that has neutered its work, the World Trade Organization looks to be back in business.

The Conversation

First WTO deal on fishing subsidies hailed as historic despite ‘big holes’

Environment groups welcome long-awaited deal to curb harmful subsidies but say key measures to curb overfishing were dropped

The Guardian - UK

India fully protected interests of farmers, fishermen at WTO meet: Goyal

The four-day talks of the 164-member body, which started on June 12, ended on June 17 after hectic negotiations.

The Hindu

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No monologues allowed and dancing to 'I Will Survive': how the WTO's 'Geneva Package' was won

Since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as head of the World Trade Organization last year, one of her main bugbears has been the negotiating style of member countries, which she says is ineffective, inflexible and needs to change.

Reuters

Campaigners denounce UK block on move to improve access to Covid vaccine in developing world

Compromise deal described as ‘technocratic fudge aimed at saving reputations not lives’

The Independent UK

Plea for intellectual property rights waiver for COVID-19 jabs hits a wall

‘We are disappointed with the inadequate outcome on waiving intellectual property for COVID-19 medical tools that resulted from more than 20 months of deliberations,’ says Medicins Sans Frontieres.

The Hindu

WTO strikes 'unprecedented' trade deals on vaccine equity, fishing, food

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WTO Strikes Landmark Deals Package after Tense Talks

The World Trade Organization concluded hard-won deals Friday on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and Covid-19 vaccines in a landmark bundle of agreements secured through hectic round-the-clock talks. WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the trade ministers' conference had struck an "unprecedented package of deliverables" which would make a difference to people's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines

World Trade Organization members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit overfishing, broaden production of COVID-19 vaccines in the developing world and reform a 27-year-old trade body that has been back on its heels in recent years

The Independent UK

WTO passes ‘unprecedented’ trade package after fraught talks

Agreement comes after failure to reach consensus on ending harmful fishing subsidies and waiving IP for COVID vaccines.

Al Jazeera

WTO strikes global trade deals after 'roller coaster' talks

The World Trade Organization agreed on the first change to global trading rules in years on Friday as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in a series of pledges that were heavy on compromise.

Reuters

Ethics adviser resigned over ‘final straw’ after partygate, says predecessor

Lord Geidt is the second ministerial interests adviser to quit under Boris Johnson’s premiership.

The Independent UK

‘No ethics at No 10’: Boris Johnson considers scrapping Lord Geidt’s role

System to enforce ministerial code under review as ethics adviser resigns over Partygate and steel tariffs row

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson v ethics adviser: what is row over steel tariffs about?

Analysis: PM said he sought Lord Geidt’s advice on whether overriding trade rules would be in line with ministerial code

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The Guardian - UK

Geidt resignation letter reveals frustrations of working with Johnson

Passages of ethics adviser’s letter highlight serious concerns about PM’s actions at key moments

The Independent UK

WTO talks down to the wire with no major deals yet in sight

Talks are going down to the wire as the World Trade Organization is set to wrap up its first ministerial-level meeting in more than four years

Daily Mirror

Inside the steel row that was the last straw for Boris Johnson's ethics advisor

Boris Johnson has lost his second Independent Advisor on Ministerial Interests in two years after Lord Geidt sensationally resigned. It's since emerged an obscure row over tariffs was - at least partly - to blame. Ben Glaze explains...

Reuters

WTO reaches initial deal as India's defiance tempered

Major members of the World Trade Organization reached an initial deal on Thursday, winning over India which said it was confident more global accords could be achieved as negotiations on fishing, vaccines and food security entered their final hours.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Global Tech on Edge as WTO Weighs E-commerce Tariffs

The global technology industry is pressing the World Trade Organization to exempt data flows from cross-border tariffs, saying a failure to do so would undermine a global recovery already threatened by spiraling prices. The WTO's 164 members will present their views on the topic on Wednesday, the final scheduled day…

Reuters

China attack on Taiwan would hit global trade more than Ukraine war, says Taiwan

Any Chinese military attack on Taiwan would have a greater impact on global trade flows than the Ukraine war, Taipei's top trade negotiator told Reuters on Tuesday, saying it would lead to a shortage of semiconductor chips.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WTO Seeks Shot in the Arm with Covid Jab IP Idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. The World Trade Organization's first ministerial meeting since December 2017 is wrestling with the wording of a text that would temporarily waive patents…

France 24

World Trade Organization seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.

Bangkok Post

Jurin sets out support for WTO

Thailand has reaffirmed its support for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to accelerate its role in responding to Covid-19 and future pandemics, addressing the global food crisis and food security, and concluding a fisheries subsidy agreement.

The Hindu

WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal

"For India, a response to the pandemic would not be complete without a TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver," the Union Mininster said.

The Guardian - UK

The WTO, with its ‘market knows best’ ideology, has failed. It’s time to bury it

The WTO has encouraged agricultural monopolies and cheap labour, and created vulnerable supply chains, says Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now

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