Trade’s new fault lines Published 19 Oct, 2026 02:10am EDITORIAL: The long-term cost of war extends beyond the destruction it causes and the trade it immediately disrupts....
WTO sees lasting impact on trade from ME war Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am BANGKOK: Shifting geopolitics and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will have a lasting impact on world trade...
WTO hikes 2026 trade growth forecast on AI boom Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:27am GENEVA: The WTO on Thursday sharply raised its global trade growth forecast for 2026, with merchandise trade riding...
Global trading enduring ‘most sustained’ disruption: WTO Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am GENEVA: The global trading system is enduring its most sustained disruption in living memory amid challenges to...
WTO meet ends in failure Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am YAOUNDÉ: High-level WTO talks in Cameroon ended early Monday with no significant agreements and a failure to extend...
Global trading system hit by ‘worst disruptions in the past 80 years’: WTO chief Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:59pm YAOUNDÉ: The global trading system is experiencing the “worst disruptions in the past 80 years”, World Trade...
WTO slashes 2025 trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am GENEVA: The World Trade Organization sharply cut its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a...
World Trade chief uncontested in seeking second term Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested...
WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am ABU DHABI: Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization...
Inflation, high rates and war crimp global trade: WTO Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am GENEVA: Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year as stubborn inflation, high interest rates...
WTO chief: Ageing populations in major markets will pressure growth Published 27 Jun, 2023 10:42am TIANJIN: Ageing populations in developed countries and emerging markets will exert pressure on economic growth,...
WTO chief wants farm trade rules revamp Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am GENEVA: The World Trade Organization’s leader wants an overhaul of farm trade rules, which have been stuck in the...