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WTO Committee supports LDCs, NFIDCs in tackling food Insecurity

At a special meeting on April 17, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Committee on Agriculture embraced a report featuring recommendations

USTR investigates China’s dominance in maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding

The United States Trade Representative on April 17 announced the initiation of a Section 301 Investigation into the acts, policies,

AAFA pushes for overdue GSP renewal

The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has voiced its backing for the renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences

EU international trade in goods surplus €22.1 billion in February

The European Union balance showed a €22.1 billion surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in

WTO members discuss boosting developing economies’ global trade participation

The World Trade Organisation members at the Committee on Trade and Development meeting on April 11 embraced the development outcomes

WTO ITA committee advances with new ideas

Participants of the World Trade Organisation’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Expansion Agreement convened on April 11 to assess a proposal

EU industrial production declines by 5.4pc in February

In February 2024, industrial production showed a decline of 6.4 per cent in the euro area and 5.4 per cent

ITUC calls for democratic reform of global financial architecture

The International Trade Union Confederation on Sunday urged for significant democratic reforms within the international financial architecture as a central

H&M, Zara cotton linked to land grabs and deforestation in Brazil

Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have been sourcing cotton from farms associated with extensive deforestation, land-grabbing, corruption, and violence

Statement by Kristalina Georgieva on her second term as IMF managing director

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement On April 12. I am deeply