Why the WTO matters now
Launched in 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was intended to create a stable, transparent, predictable and rule-based framework for global commerce, with a legally binding and impartial dispute settlement…
Potential Trump reelection casts shadow over WTO meeting
The potential reelection of Donald Trump to the US presidency cast a shadow over this week’s key meeting of the World Trade Organisation, a body he has attacked in the…
Big trade deals likely elusive at WTO meet in Abu Dhabi
The world’s trade ministers could put the final touches to a historic fisheries deal when they meet in Abu Dhabi later this month, but other landmark agreements will likely prove…
WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference and Covid vaccine
‘Last week’s WTO 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva concluded with pro-corporate, anti-worker, and anti-development outcomes on all major issues of access to medicines, agriculture, digital trade, and the future of…
WTO seeks fish, vaccine deals as war ignites trade tensions
The World Trade Organization will host ministers from across the globe this month with the aim of striking deals on fish and vaccines, testing the world’s ability to set trade…
WTO leadership race seen as hostage to US election
The World Trade Organization’s effort to select a leader entered a new stage this week as ambassadors from 164 member countries met with senior officials for private ‘confessionals’ to say…
Newton in a dupatta
Some time back, a publisher submitted a science textbook to the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) for review and approval for use in schools. On one of the pages…
The WTO: decisions and constraints
The selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian national, as the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is significant for at least two reasons. She is the first woman to…
Trump threats, demands spark ‘existential crisis’ at WTO
The World Trade Organization is scrambling to develop a plan for the biggest reform in its 23-year history after US President Donald Trump brought the world's top trade court to…
The WTO dispute settlement mechanism
When the Indian state of Telangana announced a three-week window for free registration of land that had exchanged hands via hand-written notes on plain paper, the offer triggered more than…
