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Union Minister Piyush Goyal meets with Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, and other dignitaries on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on Saturday.

From farm to software, how fresh WTO talks expose deep faultlines between rich and developing nations

March 30, 2026 8:56 am

With the West Asia war and US tariffs already disrupting global trade, divisions within the WTO raise questions about the organisation’s future.

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Knowledge Nugget: WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaounde— all you need to know

April 10, 2026 11:40 am

As the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is underway in Yaoundé, examine what is at stake, key takeaways from previous conferences, and major WTO reports in ‘Beyond the Nugget’. Updated with the outcomes of the MC14.

China files WTO complaint against India over EV subsidies, commerce ministry to examine

October 16, 2025 6:12 am

According to China’s Commerce Ministry, India’s measures violate multiple WTO obligations, including the principle of national treatment, and amount to prohibited import substitution subsidies.

WTO cuts 2026 global goods trade growth forecast but sees AI-related products as bright spot

October 08, 2025 4:37 pm

Driven by increased global spending on AI-related products, the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast was revised upwards to 2.4 per cent from 0.9 per cent in August.

The report highlighted how businesses could reduce costs in logistics, regulatory compliance and communications. (Image: Reuters)

AI set to transform global trade, says WTO report

September 18, 2025 10:19 am

Such advancements could help increase export growth in low-income countries by as much as 11%, provided they improved their digital infrastructure.

EU’s carbon tax is unlikely to fix global warming. It will make global cooperation on climate change impossible

August 04, 2025 5:38 pm

For India and other BRICS nations, this is not just about trade or emissions; it is about sovereignty, justice, and the right to grow on their terms. The carbon border tax, in its current form, is not a solution

European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen will be leading EU’s College of Commissioners during its visit to India

India gears up for WTO trade policy review as EU chief calls for an alternative to the World Trade Organization

July 11, 2025 5:33 am

The preparations in the Ministry of Commerce come at a time when the US has all but abandoned the forum for resolving trade disputes and is instead striking bilateral trade deals, which experts fear are often not WTO-compliant.

US-China tariff agreement news: us, trump tariff, us court on tariff

China's Ambassador to India writes: Stand up to Washington's bullying

April 29, 2025 6:58 am

The tariff and trade war has once again placed the world at a crossroads. At this pivotal historical juncture, let us jointly uphold multilateralism, safeguard the international rules-based order as well as the development rights and interests of the Global South, and inject much-needed stability into a turbulent world.

Trump - the IMF warned that the new US tariffs have heightened the risk of sluggish global growth and urged the US to ease trade tensions.

WTO, IMF raise alarm over Trump's reciprocal tariffs; Economists predict weaker Indian growth prospects

April 04, 2025 12:25 pm

Goldman Sachs, in its report, estimated a 30-basis-point drag on India’s GDP growth for the current year, given India’s 4 per cent share in US final demand.

US abstains from WTO condemnation of Russian aggression in Ukraine - Report

February 26, 2025 8:42 pm

It is the first time the US has not supported the statement that has been issued each year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, in another signal of a dramatic shift in ties with Russia.