Page 6 - Wto

WTO postpones major meeting amid fears of new Covid-19 variant

WHO has classified the B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa as a 'variant of concern', saying it may spread more quickly than other forms of the virus

Draft agreement on fisheries subsidies submitted to ministers: WTO

The chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations at WTO has submitted a draft agreement -- aimed at banning subsidies for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

India to push for patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines at WTO

Negotiations are deadlocked in the face of opposition from some developed countries

Latest proposal on WTO subsidies still favours advanced fishing nations

While India is ready to take sustainability measures in fisheries and opposes irrational subsidies and overfishing by many countries, it may not agree to the latest proposal

Carbon tariffs

India's attitude at the WTO needs to be constructive

Revised fisheries draft: WTO draft snubs India's transition period proposal

WTO member nations from Tuesday will kick start a clause-by-clause discussion of the entire text of the revised draft

Key role for WTO to meet emission targets

The 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO is scheduled to start at Geneva from the end of this month

India's share of exports declines among developing countries in 2020

China, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico remained the top traders among developing economies, says WTO report

Differential treatment

India must protect its interests in WTO on fishery subsidies

Vaccine makers meet WTO D-G, flag excess capacity of Covid-19 jabs

Some manufacturers also said that the regulatory approval framework for Covid-19 vaccines in other nations also takes a substantial amount of time

India sticks to stand on fisheries, farm subsidies amid WTO D-G visit

This comes as WTO D-G reaches India for three-day visit

IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccine on Piyush Goyal-WTO chief meet agenda

The latest push by India and South Africa on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on Covid-19 vaccine is one of the agenda

FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets top WTO official amid push for vax IPR waiver

The meeting between Sitharaman and Iweala took place on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF annual meetings

US reaffirms support for easing WTO rules on Covid-19 vaccines

A top US trade official said Thursday the Biden administration remains committed to an easing of rules that protect the technology behind coronavirus vaccines so that they can be produced more widely

India's exports likely to get a boost as WTO raises trade outlook

Exports from India have been rising consistently over the last few quarters

WTO hikes trade forecasts but cautions on Covid-19 pandemic risk

The WTO said on Monday it expected merchandise trade would grow this year by 10.8% after a fall of 5.3% in 2020. In March, it had forecast 2021 growth of 8.0%

Govt's current foreign trade policy likely to continue till March 31

For this fiscal year, the main target is to accelerate exports and reach the $400-bn aim

Global services trade remains below pre-Covid levels, says WTO

Global services purchasing managers' index (102.7) and financial services (100.2) indices indicated that the pace of growth has slowed down.

Fixing dispute settlement

US refuses to repair the damage it did to WTO

WTO Agreement on Agriculture tilted against developing countries: Goyal

The Agreement on Agriculture at the WTO was riddled with deep imbalances, which favour the developed countries and have tilted the rules against others, commerce minister Piyush Goyal has said.