For the first two decades of the 21st century, many consumer products on America’s store shelves got less expensive. A wave of imports from China and other emerging economies helped push down the cost of video games, T-shirts, dining tables, home appliances and more. Those imports drove some American factories out of business, and they … Read more
DUBAI: Negotiators taking part in a World Trade Organization meeting in the United Arab Emirates ended their summit early Saturday after failing to reach agreements on several major initiatives, the latest sign of turmoil within the global body. The WTO delayed its closing ceremony in Abu Dhabi by over a day as the 166-nation bloc … Read more
Home Business India Seeks Greater Say For Developing Countries At WTO Meet The Indian delegation drove home the point that the developing countries seek appropriate policy space to find solutions to their concerns. Abu Dhabi: India told the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi on Monday that it is … Read more
ABU DHABI: Trade ministers from nearly every country in the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but even its ambitious chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala sought to curb expectations.The almost 30-year-old global watchdog, whose rules underpin 75% of global commerce, tries to … Read more
The commerce ministry has called a meeting of all stakeholders, including government officials and trade sector experts, on January 20 to discuss issues which are likely to figure in the WTO meeting, an official said. The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC) of World Trade Organization (WTO) is scheduled from February 26-29 in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. … Read more