WTO chief to step down early as global economic crisis rages
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Trade Organization chief announced Thursday he will…
6 years ago
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World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts
by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human…
6 years ago
Pandemic could cause deepest economic recession ‘of our lifetimes’: WTO chief
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The COVID-19 pandemic could provoke the deepest recession in living memory, World Trade Organization chief Roberto…
6 years ago
Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020 amid pandemic: WTO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global trade growth is expected to plummet by up to a third in 2020 due to…
6 years ago
World faces food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The heads of three global agencies warned Wednesday of the risk of a worldwide "food shortage"…
6 years ago
US warns of WTO action over ‘discriminatory’ new digital taxes
The US warned Tuesday it was considering a complaint at the World Trade Organization over "discriminatory" new taxes on American…
7 years ago
Trade ministers, without US and China, call for urgent WTO reforms
by Michel Comte Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- An overhaul of global trade is urgently needed, 13…
8 years ago
China counterpunches against US in growing trade war
by Douglas Gillison / with Ryan MCMORROW in Beijing Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States - China on Friday struck back…
8 years ago
WTO chief warns against escalation of trade tensions
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Roberto Azevedo warned Monday against a damaging "escalation" of trade…
8 years ago
EU asks WTO for safeguards over US steel, aluminium tariffs
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The European Union on Monday followed China in complaining to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over…
8 years ago
Qatar files WTO complaint over Gulf trade ‘siege’
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over an "illegal siege" imposed by…
9 years ago
WTO calls US state’s Boeing subsidies illegal in win for EU
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - by Ben Simon Subsidies given by the US state of Washington to Boeing are illegal, the…
10 years ago
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