Articles tagged under: WTO
Incumbent WTO Director-General is Sole Candidate for Another Term
Published November 10, 2024
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will serve another four-year term in the role when her current term ends at the end of August 2025. Okonjo-Iweala was the sole candidate. She is a Nigerian economist and has led the WTO…WTO Leader Seeks Rule Changes for Agriculture
Published July 5, 2024
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is urging WTO members to update its rules for food and agriculture to address the current challenges facing those sectors. In particular, the director-general wants policy updates for the sustainable management of land and…China Challenges U.S. EV Tax Credits
Published March 29, 2024
China has begun a World Trade Organization dispute with the United States over the use of tax credits to promote the production of electric vehicles and renewable energy projects. China claims the tax credits created under the Inflation Reduction Act…WTO Ministerial Underway in Geneva
Published June 13, 2022
This if the first World Trade Organization conference in nearly five years. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the world has changed over that time. "I wish I could say for better, but it has certainly become more complicated. We are…WTO Members Asked to Address Food Security
Published May 25, 2022
The World Trade Organization will meet for a ministerial conference in mid-June. Ahead of the event, the WTO’s director general said agriculture needs to address the potential food crisis, but gaps remain between key trading partners.Food Security or Global Unrest
Published April 14, 2022
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization and the United Nations World Food Program are calling for action on global food security. In a joint statement, the four organizations said the global food supply is being stressed by…A Reduction in Trade Costs
Published December 2, 2021
Sixty-seven World trade Organization members have agreed to ease the regulatory process and increase transparency for international trade. The United States is one of the countries signing off on this agreement. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates this…WTO Ministerial Postponed
Published November 29, 2021
This week’s World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference has been postponed due to travel restrictions associated with the latest strain of the COVID virus. This conference was scheduled to start tomorrow and continue through Friday. With the pandemic and supply chain…WTO Dispute Panel to Consider Barley Duties
Published June 1, 2021
The World Trade Organization plans to establish a dispute settlement panel to consider a complaint by Australia. China imposed anti-dumping duties of nearly 74 percent and countervailing duties of seven percent on Australian barley last year. The action has been…