Australia’s ‘balance’ in focus as Albanese to meet China’s Xi SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet China’s President Xi Jinping in Brazil on Monday, as... Published 18 Nov, 2024 11:41am
World World Trade chief uncontested in seeking second term GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am
World EU chief says China must ‘adapt its behaviour’ to solve trade row VIENTIANE: China must “adapt its behaviour” to solve an escalating tariff row with Europe, EU chief Charles Michel... Published 11 Oct, 2024 11:08am
Business & Finance WTO says trade alone won’t bridge gap between economies GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said Monday that open trade alone was not enough to reduce inequalities between... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Markets China says it will start anti-dumping probe into canola imports from Canada BEIJING: China plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, the commerce ministry... Published 03 Sep, 2024 10:44am
Business & Finance WTO chief sees ‘troubling times’ for trade GENEVA: The head of the World Trade Organization on Tuesday said global commerce was going through troubling times,... Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am
Markets Japanese rubber futures slide on global trade tensions SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures fell on Thursday, weighed down by the prospect of mounting trade tensions between... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am
World G7 summit turns to simmering tensions with China BARI: G7 leaders turn their attention to China on Friday on the second day of an Italy summit, with a focus on how... Published 14 Jun, 2024 12:16pm
BR Research Forever an infant: Japanese demand an export ban The automobile assemblers have a history of protection in Pakistan. The sun is not setting in this import... Updated 09 Apr, 2024 11:26am
World WTO issues new draft trade deals after all-night talks, some issues unresolved ABU DHABI: World Trade Organization negotiators released new draft deals on Friday after all-night talks in Abu... Published 01 Mar, 2024 10:22am
Business & Finance India, US at loggerheads over WTO reform ABU DHABI: A US-led push to reform the World Trade Organization’s embattled dispute settlement system sparked... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
World Saudi Arabia denies its minister met with Israeli counterpart ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia denied that a meeting had taken place between its commerce minister and his Israeli... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
Business & Finance WTO approves services trade rules, overcoming objections ABU DHABI: The World Trade Organization Tuesday enshrined new rules facilitating trade in services between more than... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
Business & Finance WTO braces for battles on fisheries, agriculture in UAE talks ABU DHABI: The world’s trade ministers are set for tough negotiations on Tuesday at a WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi, with... Published 27 Feb, 2024 11:21am
Business & Finance WTO ‘less optimistic’ for world trade due to Red Sea strikes DAVOS, (Switzerland): The World Trade Organization’s chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was “less... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Business & Finance WTO agrees dispute panel to review EU import duties on Indonesian biodiesel JAKARTA: World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement body has agreed to establish a panel to review... Published 28 Nov, 2023 12:57pm
World China says reached consensus with Australia to settle WTO wine, wind tower disputes BEIJING: China has reached a deal with Australia on a “proper settlement” of World Trade Organization disputes over... Published 22 Oct, 2023 10:12am
World WTO: Ukraine files trade complaint over food ban GENEVA: The World Trade Organization confirmed on Tuesday that Ukraine had taken the first step in a trade dispute... Published 19 Sep, 2023 01:07pm
Business & Finance WTO warns of ‘first signs’ of trade de-globalisation GENEVA: The de-globalisation of international trade is far from being a reality, but “the first signs of... Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am
World US, India agree to resolve last outstanding WTO dispute WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it has agreed with India to resolve their last outstanding dispute at the... Published 08 Sep, 2023 10:44pm
World Japan to WTO: China’s Fukushima-related seafood ban ‘totally unacceptable’ TOKYO: Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China’s ban on Japanese seafood after the release of... Published 05 Sep, 2023 12:11pm
Business & Finance BRICS expansion hopefuls seek to rebalance world order JOHANNESBURG: An expansion of the BRICS bloc under consideration at a summit this week has attracted a motley crew... Published 21 Aug, 2023 12:58pm
Markets Australia welcomes end of Chinese barley tariffs SYDNEY: Australia on Friday said it welcomed China’s decision to lift duties on Australian barley and would drop its... Published 04 Aug, 2023 09:34am
World WTO chief: Ageing populations in major markets will pressure growth TIANJIN: Ageing populations in developed countries and emerging markets will exert pressure on economic growth,... Published 27 Jun, 2023 10:42am
World WTO panel rules against India in IT tariffs dispute with EU, others GENEVA: A World Trade Organization panel said on Monday that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute... Published 17 Apr, 2023 08:21pm
World South Korean President Yoon hails key ‘step forward’ in Japan ties SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday hailed growing cooperation with Japan on issues from North... Published 15 Mar, 2023 11:42am
World Global trade ‘resilient’ during Ukraine war: WTO GENEVA: Russia’s war in Ukraine did not dent global trade in 2022 as badly as feared, the World Trade Organization... Published 24 Feb, 2023 07:29am
World China calls Washington a ‘bully’ at WTO trade disputes meeting GENEVA: China strongly criticised the United States at a World Trade Organization meeting on Friday, calling... Published 27 Jan, 2023 09:23pm
Business & Finance Indonesia to announce ban on exports of a commodity, without saying which JAKARTA: Indonesia will announce an export ban on a commodity later on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said,... Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:11am
Business & Finance United Arab Emirates to host next major WTO meeting in Feb. 2024 GENEVA: The next World Trade Organization ministerial conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in... Published 19 Dec, 2022 03:13pm
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