‘Forced’ export of cars: Japan threatens to move WTO ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, Japanese government threatened Pakistan to take the case for forcing its three car... Updated 08 Apr, 2024 09:55am
Markets Brent oil futures rise towards $90 as supply risks intensify LONDON: Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday, as investors mulled supply risks stemming from Ukrainian attacks on... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 05:17pm
Markets WTO says Australian duties on Chinese steel products were flawed BERLIN/SYDNEY: A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has found that duties imposed by Australia in a steel products... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World China vows to treat foreign firms equally amid industrial upgrade push BEIJING: China pledged on Monday to treat foreign companies the same way as domestic peers in a bid to attract more... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
World WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks GENEVA: The World Trade Organization is struggling to find an ambassador to lead negotiations on fixing its hobbled... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am
World WTO chief sees fisheries subsidies deal ratified before year’s end ABUJA: The World Trade Organization’s director-general said on Wednesday she was hopeful a fisheries subsidies... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
World WTO talks end with no major win, throwing trade body into ‘crisis’ ABU DHABI: A high-level WTO conference ended Saturday with a temporary extension of an e-commerce moratorium but no... Published 03 Mar, 2024 02:55am
Business & Finance WTO talks deadline extended again with talks deadlocked ABU DHABI: Negotiations at the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi on Thursday were extended... Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am
Business & Finance India, US at loggerheads over WTO reform ABU DHABI: A US-led push to reform the World Trade Organization’s embattled dispute settlement system sparked... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
World Saudi Arabia denies its minister met with Israeli counterpart ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia denied that a meeting had taken place between its commerce minister and his Israeli... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
Business & Finance WTO approves services trade rules, overcoming objections ABU DHABI: The World Trade Organization Tuesday enshrined new rules facilitating trade in services between more than... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
Business & Finance WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes ABU DHABI: Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
World Israeli industry minister meets Saudi counterpart at WTO talks in UAE ABU DHABI: Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat met his Saudi counterpart on the sidelines of a World... Published 26 Feb, 2024 12:46pm
Print Developing world: WTO launches $50m fund for female entrepreneurs ABU DHABI: The director general of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday launched a $50... Updated 26 Feb, 2024 09:04am
Business & Finance African countries urge WTO to save cotton sectors ABU DHABI: African cotton-producing countries called Sunday for the WTO to find a solution to cotton trade... Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am
Business & Finance WTO chief insists global trade body still counts GENEVA: The head of the World Trade Organization angrily insisted Friday the WTO was still relevant as it prepares... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Business & Finance WTO ‘less optimistic’ for world trade due to Red Sea strikes DAVOS, (Switzerland): The World Trade Organization’s chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was “less... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Print FBR ‘revamp plan’: Will caretakers be able to deal with legislative issues? ISLAMABAD: The proposed Customs Oversight Board and Inland Revenue Oversight Board each would comprise 10 members... Updated 15 Jan, 2024 09:53am
Markets Oil prices rise on Middle East tensions LONDON: Oil prices rose on Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East in an... Updated 05 Jan, 2024 07:05pm
Editorials Reaping the result of Dar’s stubbornness? EDITORIAL: In a spirited defence of his signature policy to control the external value of the rupee, former... Updated 30 Nov, 2023 04:27pm
Business & Finance Kazakh envoy says huge potential exists for Pakistan’s textile industry LAHORE: Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, has said there is huge potential for... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am
Perspectives Single Window Interoperability: where innovation meets economic diplomacy For the uninitiated, a national single window (NSW) system allows traders and other economic operators to submit... Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:51am
Business & Finance Inflation, high rates and war crimp global trade: WTO GENEVA: Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year as stubborn inflation, high interest rates... Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am
Opinion BRICS success challenges the US-led dominance! The world is witnessing seismic shifts across economic, geopolitical, and cultural lines, and the ongoing conflict... Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am
World China appeals WTO ruling over its retaliatory tariffs on US imports GENEVA: China has appealed a World Trade Organization ruling faulting it over tariffs it has imposed on billions... Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:37pm
World Ukraine says filed lawsuit against EU neighbours over grain import ban KYIV: Kyiv on Monday said it had filed lawsuits at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against its three EU ... Published 18 Sep, 2023 10:23pm
Business & Finance WTO warns of ‘first signs’ of trade de-globalisation GENEVA: The de-globalisation of international trade is far from being a reality, but “the first signs of... Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am
World US, India agree to resolve last outstanding WTO dispute WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it has agreed with India to resolve their last outstanding dispute at the... Published 08 Sep, 2023 10:44pm
World WTO rules against China retaliatory tariffs on US imports GENEVA: World Trade Organization experts ruled Wednesday that tariffs imposed by China on billions worth of US... Published 16 Aug, 2023 08:59pm
Pakistan PM appoints Ali Sarfraz Hussain as Pakistan’s envoy to WTO, Geneva ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in the dying days of his government, has reportedly appointed Ali Sarfraz... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am