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US-China trade talks a 'positive' step toward de-escalation: WTO chiefThe head of the WTO has welcomed upcoming talks between US and Chinese officials this weekend, calling them a "positive and constructive st...
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reappointed as Trump threat loomsNgozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed for a second term as the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with the 70-year-old Nigerian...
Not in dreamland: WTO aims for modest outcomes at Abu Dhabi meetingThe almost 30-year-old global watchdog, whose rules underpin 75% of global commerce, tries to strike deals by consensus, but such efforts a...
Trade measures of G20 nations become more restrictive in recent months: WTOWTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on the G20 to show leadership and contribute to economic stability and growth by unwind...
DAVOS 2023: WTO sticks with 1% projection for growth in global tradeDirector general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the WTO was not revising down its projection. The next assessment will be in April, she said.
WTO chief calls for reforms in carbon pricing, tariffs to clean up supply chainsA slew of urgent reforms in carbon pricing, import tariffs and regulatory issues are needed to decarbonise supply chains in time to achieve...
WTO Chief: 'Real risk' of recession in some major economies"It may not happen everywhere, but several key countries risk sliding into recession," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told Reuter...
WTO chief warns world edging into 'global recession'"I think a global recession. That's what I think we are edging into. But at the same time, we have to start thinking of the recovery. We ha...
WTO chief warns against retreat from global tradeWTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told an event hosted by the National Foreign Trade Council that economists estimated that a fragme...
WTO chief sees global supply chain problems as 'transitory'Supply chain problems have emerged as the global economy has pulled out of a pandemic-induced recession and threaten to slow recovery.
Will hear India's concerns: WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaWTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday said India has a strong voice in the World Trade Organization and she is hopeful of a good outcome ...
Sitharaman meets top WTO official in US amidst India's push for IPR waiver on COVID-19 vaccineThe meeting assumes significance as India along with South Africa has been pushing for a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights o...
WTO head hopes for deal by July on vaccine-sharing"It's going to be tough because there are still differences but we hope we can get to a pragmatic approach," Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a vir...
Head of WTO says she hopes there will be no UK-EU trade war"I would really, really hope that a UK-EU trade war will not take place," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in response to a qu...
WTO head urges G20 leaders to negotiate IP waiverThe head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday called on the leaders of the Group of 20 nations to make progress in negotiations ...
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director-GeneralOkonjo-Iweala is the former Finance Minister of Nigeria and World Bank economist. The US, under the Donald Trump-administration, had blocke...
WTO set to make recommendation on leader at 1400 GMT meetingA group of World Trade Organization ambassadors is set to make a recommendation at 3 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Wednesday on who should ...