Reflections on G7 leaders’ summit 2022 G7 Leaders’ Summit 2022 was held recently in Germany, a little over a year later after the last such meetings were... Updated 01 Jul, 2022 06:42am
Business & Finance Where next for WTO after breaking the logjam? GENEVA: The World Trade Organization may feel this week like it has risen from its slumber after striking... Published 22 Jun, 2022 10:34am
Business & Finance WTO strikes landmark deals package after tense talks GENEVA: The World Trade Organization concluded hard-won deals Friday on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and... Published 17 Jun, 2022 10:46am
Business & Finance Hectic horse-trading as WTO talks enter overtime GENEVA: Talks at the World Trade Organization were going deep into overtime on Thursday with countries trying to... Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am
World WTO provisionally agrees to extend e-commerce tariff moratorium GENEVA: WTO members reached a provisional deal on Thursday to extend a moratorium on applying duties to electronic... Published 16 Jun, 2022 08:29pm
Business & Finance WTO makes final push for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India GENEVA: World Trade Organization members entered a tense final day of negotiations on Wednesday, with no certainty... Published 15 Jun, 2022 02:02pm
Print WTO chief warns of rocky road to deals amid ‘polycrisis’ GENEVA: World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed cautious optimism on Sunday that more than 100... Published 14 Jun, 2022 07:18am
World WTO chief says ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of high-stakes meet GENEVA: The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to... Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:06pm
Business & Finance WTO gathering: the battlegrounds GENEVA: Ministers start meeting at the World Trade Organization for the first time since 2017 on Sunday, hoping to... Published 12 Jun, 2022 11:26am
Business & Finance WTO seeks fresh momentum at big ministerial meet GENEVA: The World Trade Organization holds its biggest gathering in four years from Sunday, looking to prove that it... Published 08 Jun, 2022 12:03pm
Opinion WTO seeks fish, vaccine deals as war ignites trade tensions The World Trade Organization will host ministers from across the globe this month with the aim of striking deals on... Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am
Print Ban on import of certain items: Decision taken to ease pressure on BoP, Senate body told ISLAMABAD: Secretary Commerce Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui conceded on Tuesday that his opinion on the list of items whose... Updated 25 May, 2022 09:44am
Print Countries vow to boost food security amid Ukraine war GENEVA: The European Union, the United States and more than two dozen other countries vowed Friday to shore up ... Published 07 May, 2022 05:46am
Business & Finance WTO warns against dividing world economy over war in Ukraine GENEVA: The WTO warned Tuesday that Russia’s war in Ukraine had darkened the prospects for world trade as it... Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am
World WTO lowers 2022 global trade growth forecast amid COVID, Ukraine 'double whammy' GENEVA: The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday revised down its forecast for global trade growth this year to... Updated 12 Apr, 2022 08:45pm
Markets China has expanded statist economic policies over 20 years in WTO: US WASHINGTON: China has not adopted the rules of the World Trade Organization even after 20 years' membership, the... Published 16 Feb, 2022 03:47pm
Print Pakistan needs structural transformation of economy: ADB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government will need to update its investment laws, reduce burdensome regulations, align them... Updated 03 Feb, 2022 09:22am
World WTO lets China impose tariffs on US in Obama-era case BRUSSELS: The World Trade Organization (WTO) authorised China on Wednesday to impose $645 million of compensatory... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
Opinion CPTPP and Pakistan Due to overall low economic institutional quality, recurring macroeconomic stabilization issues and lower market... Published 07 Jan, 2022 06:22am
Print GST at standard rate of 17pc: ‘Unpopular’ and ‘politically tough’ decisions taken, says FBR ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed said Friday that the government took... Updated 01 Jan, 2022 12:18pm
Print Energy items: there’s no reduction in trade deficit intensity ISLAMABAD: Pakistan maintains a trade deficit due to high imports of energy products including fuel, machinery... Updated 31 Dec, 2021 10:20am
Opinion Vietnam’s journey and lessons for Pakistan—II Pakistan also experiences barriers to international trade such as high import tariffs which make exports less... Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am
World Envoy says China will forego many ‘developing country’ benefits at WTO GENEVA: China’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization said on Friday that Beijing would remain a... Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am
Print Group of 67 nations in WTO agree to cut red tape in services trade GENEVA: Sixty-seven World Trade Organization members agreed on Thursday to pare back regulations such as licensing... Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am
World India says WTO fishing proposal favours rich nations NEW DELHI: The latest World Trade Organization proposals on ending fishing subsidies are unfair, weak and favour ... Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am
Print WTO says goods trade surging past pre-pandemic level GENEVA: A resurgence of global economic activity has lifted merchandise trade above its pre-pandemic peak, the World... Updated 05 Oct, 2021 09:36am
World Australia sets conditions for China joining Pacific pact SYDNEY: China must end a freeze on contacts with senior Australian politicians if it hopes to join a trans-Pacific... Published 23 Sep, 2021 04:35am
World Health, trade chiefs urge jab makers to help poor nations GENEVA: Four of the world’s most prominent health, trade and financial organisations on Saturday implored Covid-19... Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:47am
World Health, trade chiefs urge jab makers to help poor nations We reiterate the urgency of providing access to Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments to people throughout the developing world More than four billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered globally Published 31 Jul, 2021 06:31pm
Business & Finance FCDO starts trainings on promoting SMEs, women in trade KARACHI: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UK Aid funded "Revenue Mobilisation for Investment... Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am