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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Trade Secrets
    Time trickles away for a success at the WTO Premium content

    June’s ministerial meeting will be marked by tensions over Russia and disagreements over Covid patents

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    Why seizing and selling Russian assets is dogged by legal issues Premium content

    Several EU capitals are pressing for Russian assets to be used to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Arancha González Laya
    Global insecurity is no reason to divest from the WTO

    International co-operation remains vital for protecting against everything from climate change to recurring pandemics 

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Trade Secrets
    WTO Covid patent waiver that no one wants to own Premium content

    US, South Africa and India are failing to back the proposal that they themselves negotiated

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    The supply chain crisis kicks off a dangerous spiral of state subsidies

    It’s hard to argue against governments giving handouts to farmers during a global food emergency

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    FT Swamp Notes
    Global trade without common values Premium content

    Poor countries, rich countries, liberal democracies and state autocracies all have different horses in this race

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Europe Express
    Ukraine war compounds WTO internal issues Premium content

    Global trade body’s chief admits Russia membership causes tensions

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Global trade
    WTO cuts growth forecast to 3% as Ukraine war disrupts global trade

    Revised prediction comes with warning that food security could be severely hit by reduced grain and fertiliser exports

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Brexit
    EU confronts UK on wind turbines in first WTO dispute since Brexit

    Britain accused of breaching rules by awarding subsidies that favour domestic suppliers

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Trade Secrets
    Cushioning the blow of the global food crisis Premium content

    Self-sufficiency and reserve stocks of grain aren’t the no-brainer solutions they seem

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    Global trade
    Export controls risk exacerbating food crisis, WTO chief warns

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says countries with surplus stocks in products like grains should release them on world markets

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    Trade Secrets
    The case against punishing Russia at the WTO Premium content

    Removing most-favoured nation status will have little material impact and might damage the institution

  • Friday, 4 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Canada inspires other nations to consider tariffs on Russian trade

    US and EU explore further sanctions after Ottawa uses WTO security exemption to withdraw ‘most favoured nation’ status

  • Friday, 18 February, 2022
    EU trade
    EU accuses China of ‘power grab’ over smartphone tech licensing

    Legal challenge at WTO alleges patent infringements are costing European manufacturers billions of euros

  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    A Covid vaccine breakthrough bypasses the stale debate on patent waivers

    Fractious World Trade Organization talks on overriding intellectual property rights look increasingly irrelevant

  • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
    Supply chains
    WTO chief warns of continued bottlenecks in global supply chains

    Covid restrictions and logistics problems hit poorer countries and smaller businesses, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    Trade disputes
    Brussels challenges China at WTO over block on Lithuania imports

    EU brings case against ‘discriminatory and illegal’ action triggered by dispute over Taiwan

  • Monday, 20 December, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    2021 in trade: it could have been worse, frankly Premium content

    The UK’s annual Brexit capitulation rounds off a year in which disaster was avoided

  • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    China’s 20th anniversary as a WTO member triggers mixed emotions Premium content

    Beijing’s birthday celebrations will contrast with distinct lack of party atmosphere in Washington

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    Trade disputes
    EU plan to tackle ‘coercion’ against member states faces resistance

    Brussels wants power to respond swiftly to external trade sanctions but some European countries prefer WTO rules

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Some quiet relief as Covid aborts the WTO ministerial Premium content

    Several of the World Trade Organization’s big member countries will now avoid being put on the spot

  • Saturday, 27 November, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    WTO calls off meeting after travel ban thwarts delegates

    Swiss effort to control spread of Omicron variant means face to face talks on improving access to vaccine are postponed

  • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
    Talks to waive patents on Covid vaccines are ‘stuck’, WTO head warns

    Some rich countries still oppose proposal by India and South Africa to waive IP protections

  • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
    Valdis Dombrovskis
    We must not miss this chance to reform the WTO

    Ministers meeting in Geneva next week should not sacrifice global trade to international power politics

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    The US-WTO relationship remains flimsy Premium content

    New administration yet to convince us that it’s serious about being more involved in events in Geneva

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