WTO Talks End With ministers, No Progress On Agriculture and Fisheries

WTO Talks End With ministers, No Progress On Agriculture and Fisheries

WTO talks ended here with ministers making no headway on key issues agriculture and fisheries, while India and other countries are likely to agree to extension of customs duty waiver for e-commerce by another two years. Trade ministers from across the world refused to budge from their stated positions on reducing farm subsidies or lowering…

More than 120 of WTO members sign investment deal for development

More than 120 of WTO members sign investment deal for development

More than 120 WTO member states have finalised an agreement that aims to facilitate investment in developing countries by improving transparency and clearing bureaucratic hurdles, the global trade body said Sunday. The Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement, signed by 75 percent of the World Trade Organization’s members, would require full consensus before it could…