SHOCKING: 6 - What They Never Told You

Potential US EV Tax Credit May Break World Trade Organization Rules

This comes as no surprise. Every time there has been a proposal to revamp the credit, it has left people, groups, parties, companies, and even countries upset.

InsideEVs · Aug 15, 2022

Nobody Wants the Current World Order

How All the Major Powers—Even the United States—Became Revisionists

Foreign Affairs · Aug 5, 2022

We have a deal. Can we now talk about some not-so-harmful fisheries subsidies?

The World Trade Organization reached an agreement on fisheries subsidies on June 17, prohibiting member countries from funding illegal fishing and fishing of overexploited stocks.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2022

Geneva accord shows WTO has renewed clout

As a beautiful dawn crept over Lake Geneva on June 17, a remarkable thing happened at the World Trade Organization's headquarters. After nearly six days of negotiations at the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference -- culminating in a marathon 48 hours of non-stop talks -- ministers and senior officials from the…

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2022

Steel tariffs to be extended despite WTO rules, Boris Johnson indicates

Prime minster says proposed measures to protect British industry are in line with other European countries

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022

World Trade Organization steps back from the brink of irrelevance – but it's not fixed yet

After decades of conflict that has neutered its work, the World Trade Organization looks to be back in business.

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022

No monologues allowed and dancing to 'I Will Survive': how the WTO's 'Geneva Package' was won

Since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as head of the World Trade Organization last year, one of her main bugbears has been the negotiating style of member countries, which she says is ineffective, inflexible and needs to change.

Reuters · Jun 17, 2022

WTO strikes 'unprecedented' trade deals on vaccine equity, fishing, food

The World Trade Organization concluded hard-won deals Friday on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and Covid-19 vaccines in a landmark bundle of agreements secured through hectic round-the-clock talks. But critics say the package is a win for big pharma.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 17, 2022

WTO Strikes Landmark Deals Package after Tense Talks

The World Trade Organization concluded hard-won deals Friday on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and Covid-19 vaccines in a landmark bundle of agreements secured through hectic round-the-clock talks. WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the trade ministers' conference had struck an "unprecedented package of deliverables" which would make a difference to people's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 17, 2022

WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines

World Trade Organization members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit overfishing, broaden production of COVID-19 vaccines in the developing world and reform a 27-year-old trade body that has been back on its heels in recent years

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022