World Trade Organization
China’s Xi Jinping Champions WTO Rules, Open World Economy
The pro-economic globalization remarks by Xi mark a turning point in multilateral diplomacy.
USTR Urges Trade Reforms From China
While citing some positive developments, the overall picture currently presented by China's WTO membership…
WTO Trade Partners Hail U.S. Economy Amid Concern Over Protectionist Talk
A number of top WTO envoys used the session to voice their apprehensions about growing antitrade sentiment.
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WTO Nears Trade Facilitation Agreement Enactment
The number of countries ratifying the TFA reached 100 on Nov. 29 when Dominica and Mongolia finalized their…
WTO Establishes Panel on China’s Export Restraints
The move by the WTO advances a case the U.S. filed against China in July.
U.S. Requests WTO Panel on China’s Export Restraints
The U.S. filed a case against China at the WTO in July charging that it is using unfair trade practices that…
Russia Urged to Liberalize Trade Policy at WTO
Russia is the world's 10th largest apparel import market with shipments valued at more than $5.6 billion last…
WTO Revises Trade Forecast Downward for 2016
WTO trade economists also cut the trade growth forecast for 2017 to between 1.8 and 3.1 percent, down from…
World Trade on Track for Slowest Growth Since Financial Crisis
That trade has been slow going isn't new news, but now the World Trade Organization says growth will be even…
Gains in Apparel Fuel Growth in El Salvador’s Exports
During the review session, WTO members commended El Salvador's robust export performance.
Afghanistan Joins the World Trade Organization
Afghanistan becomes the ninth Least Developed Country to accede to the WTO since the organization's…
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Inches Closer to Force
The World Trade Organization is three steps closer to ratifying the Trade Facilitation Agreement, meaning…
WTO Report Urges Members to Resist Protectionism
The report shows that 22 new trade-restrictive measures were initiated by WTO members per month during the…