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TWN Info Service on WTO Issues (2023)
- Hard fight on unilateral trade measures to combat climate change
by Hilary Kung (22 Dec 23)
- WTO: Draft ministerial decision silent on appellate review in DSS reform
by D. Ravi Kanth (20 Dec 23)
- WTO: IFD initiative "illegal" and not part of MC13 agenda, says India
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Dec 23)
- WTO: India appeals panel ruling on ICT products
by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Dec 23)
- WTO: Members push mandated issues to trade ministers at MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Dec 23)
- WTO: A clash of narratives and fault-lines on MC13 deliverables
by D. Ravi Kanth (15 Dec 23)
- UN: Digital divide persists despite growth in global Internet connectivity
by Kanaga Raja (14 Dec 23)
- Trade: Tentative agreement on 3.6% rise in WTO's budget for 2024
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Dec 23)
- WTO: Investment Facilitation surfaces as a plurilateral deal at GC
by D. Ravi Kanth (12 Dec 23)
- Trade: WTO, IMF, UNCTAD, WB issue report on advancing e-com moratorium
by D. Ravi Kanth (12 Dec 23)
- WTO: Decisions on e-com, diagnostics & therapeutics cast shadow on MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (12 Dec 23)
- WTO: Did DG breach Marrakesh Agreement in advancing carbon pricing
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Dec 23)
- WTO: South countries face crucial test in safeguarding S&DT in fisheries talks
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Dec 23)
- Trade: ICC funds WTO workshops in issuing two reports at COP28
by D. Ravi Kanth (05 Dec 23)
- WTO: Mini-ministerial on agriculture fails to provide guidance for MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (30 Nov 23)
- WTO: Chair to discuss "legal form of new disciplines" on fisheries subsidies
by D. Ravi Kanth (28 Nov 23)
- Risks in trade as a solution for environmental problems
by Abhijit Das (28 Nov 23)
- WTO: Members consider budget hike, amid objections from Indonesia, Russia
by Burcu Kilic (27 Nov 23)
- Washington Takes a Step Toward Greater Openness in Digital Trade
by Burcu Kilic (27 Nov 23)
- WTO: Cairns Group faces backlash for "hijacking" agri-talks before MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (24 Nov 23)
- WTO: What does success look like for MC13?
by Jane Kelsey (24 Nov 23)
- WTO: Is GC chair's "way forward to MC13" top-down & prescriptive?
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Nov 23)
- UN: Palestinian official condemns Israel's justification for killings in Gaza
by Kanaga Raja (21 Nov 23)
- Trade: WTO DG changes focus from PSH to all issues for MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (21 Nov 23)
- WTO: JSIs' "hidden" goals aimed to mislead developing countries?
by D. Ravi Kanth (21 Nov 23)
- WTO: South countries must seek robust S&DT in fisheries subsidies agreement
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Nov 23)
- WTO: China seeks clarifications on controversial carbon tariff measures
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Nov 23)
- WTO: "Domino effect" of US pullout of proposals from JSI e-com talks
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Nov 23)
- UN: "Genocide being committed against the Palestinian people"
by Kanaga Raja (08 Nov 23)
- Trade: A fisheries subsidies agreement appears doubtful at WTO's MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Nov 23)
- WTO: MC13 to facilitate discussions but not negotiations
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Nov 23)
- WTO: US continues its ambivalent position on diagnostics & therapeutics
by TWN (07 Nov 23)
- WTO: Outcomes on TRIPS, development, DSS, agriculture a priority for MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Nov 23)
- WTO: DG & GC chair issue SOM summary replete with discrepancies
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Oct 23)
- WTO: 34 countries press for formalization of DS reform discussions
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Oct 23)
- WTO: MC13 to transform a multilateral trade body into a plurilateral one?
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Oct 23)
- WTO: US drops proposals on data flows, source code, computing facilities
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Oct 23)
- WTO: Senior officials say their views on agriculture & DS reform "doctored"
by D. Ravi Kanth (26 Oct 23)
- WTO: Time to prepare credible report on MC13 deliverables after SOM
by D. Ravi Kanth (24 Oct 23)
- WTO: GC chair's report suggests bleak outcomes for TRIPS & PSH
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Oct 23)
- WTO: Revised modalities for SOM omits PSH and TRIPS
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Oct 23)
- WTO: South countries challenge DG on advancing EU agenda at SOM
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Oct 23)
- UN: Widespread commodity dependence hampering development - UNCTAD
by Kanaga Raja (13 Oct 23)
- WTO: Can SOM "break the ice" on what needs to be done at MC13?
by D. Ravi Kanth (13 Oct 23)
- WTO: Fisheries chair needs to discuss Indian proposal along with his draft text
by D. Ravi Kanth (11 Oct 23)
- WTO: Attempts to weaken dispute settlement system, enforcement function
by D. Ravi Kanth (11 Oct 23)
- WTO: US, EU, South American countries block permanent solution on PSH
by D. Ravi Kanth (11 Oct 23)
- Trade: WTO scales back 2023 trade growth forecast amid manufacturing slump
by Kanaga Raja (09 Oct 23)
- Trade: WTO forecasts grim outlook for global trade in 2023
by D. Ravi Kanth (09 Oct 23)
- UN: World economy in dire straits, need for a "new paradigm" - UNCTAD
by D. Ravi Kanth (06 Oct 23)
- UN: UNCTAD backs G90 proposal for more policy space, upholds S&DT
by D. Ravi Kanth (06 Oct 23)
- Trade: WTO DG announces controversial agenda for senior officials' meeting
by D. Ravi Kanth (05 Oct 23)
- WTO: India calls for cross-retaliation in trade disputes as part of S&DT
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Oct 23)
- Trade: UNCTAD issues "positive" trade & environment agenda for BRICS
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Oct 23)
- WTO: President Xi calls for restoration of two-tier dispute settlement system
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Oct 23)
- WTO: South Africa calls for decision on six African Group proposals at MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Oct 23)
- Trade: ACP group exposes asymmetries in chair's draft fisheries text
by D. Ravi Kanth (26 Sept 23)
- Trade: Indonesia voices grave concern over dispute settlement talks at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 Sept 23)
- Trade: India turns the tables against big subsidizers in Doha fisheries talks
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Sept 23)
- Trade: US, for 68th time, blocks appointments to WTO's Appellate Body
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Sept 23)
- Trade: North countries "shown the mirror" at WTO on e-com moratorium
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Sept 23)
- WTO: Draft report on DSS reform talks, restoration of two-stage DSS doubtful
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Sept 23)
- WTO: Retreat on trade & industrial policy, will UR rule-book be discarded?
by D. Ravi Kanth (20 Sept 23)
- WTO: Secretariat in turmoil over alleged nepotism in top officials' selection
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Sept 23)
- Trade: South countries voice concern over EU's deforestation-free regulation
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Sept 23)
- WTO: DG remains upbeat on MC13, promotes GPA for "green" procurement
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Sept 23)
- WTO: India concedes extra market access to US poultry products, other items
by D. Ravi Kanth (12 Sept 23)
- Trade: Doha fisheries chair provides reasons for his draft proposals
by D. Ravi Kanth (11 Sept 23)
- Trade: Doha fisheries chair issues draft text at WTO, but asymmetries persist
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Sept 23)
- Trade: Global South needs to stop EU's "Green Deal" in its tracks at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (05 Sept 23)
- Trade: Expanded BRICS Johannesburg II declaration "shows mirror" to North
by D. Ravi Kanth (01 Sept 23)
- Trade: G20 meet issues Jaipur Call on MSMEs, document digitization, GVCs
by D. Ravi Kanth (30 Aug 23)
- Trade: G20 ministers elevate North's trade priorities over concerns of South
by D. Ravi Kanth (29 Aug 23)
- Trade: G20 ministers to issue Outcome Document and Chair's Summary
by D. Ravi Kanth (29 Aug 23)
- Trade: G20 ministers spar over Russia-Ukraine conflict, WTO reform
by D. Ravi Kanth (29 Aug 23)
- TWN Briefing Papers on the IPEF
by Jane Kelsey (21 Aug 23)
- Trade: G20 ministers may resurrect weak Appellate Body, two-tier WTO DSS
by D. Ravi Kanth (09 Aug 23)
- WTO: Facilitator issues "ambiguous" report on DS reform discussions
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Aug 23)
- WTO: African Group, Pakistan table proposal on disciplining domestic support
by D. Ravi Kanth (04 Aug 23)
- WTO: African Group & Pakistan call for a decision on SSM at MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Aug 23)
- WTO: African Group seeks transparency & inclusiveness in DS reform talks
by D. Ravi Kanth (01 Aug 23)
- Trade: Can South safeguard two-tier dispute settlement system at WTO?
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Jul 23)
- WTO: "Top-down" approach to foist non-mandated issues for MC13?
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jul 23)
- Trade: China calls for the stability of global supply chains at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jul 23)
- Trade: WTO GC chair to convene meeting on industrialization in September
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jul 23)
- Trade: Pakistan calls for WTO action to assist South facing multiple crises
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jul 23)
- Trade: WTO members show little convergence on WTO reforms
by D. Ravi Kanth (26 Jul 23)
- India's Rejection of Drug Patent Term Extension in FTAs Will Promote Access
by Chetali Rao & K M Gopakumar (25 Jul 23)
- Trade: African Group issues key principles on institutional reform of WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 Jul 23)
- WTO: DG faces “rough weather” on $15 million budget-hike proposal for 2024
by D. Ravi Kanth (24 Jul 23)
- Trade: WTO members highlight differing priority issues for MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (24 Jul 23)
- WTO: India, South Africa push back against proponents of e-com moratorium
by D. Ravi Kanth (21 Jul 23)
- WTO: Members welcome Doha agriculture chair's initiatives on crucial issues
by D. Ravi Kanth (20 Jul 23)
- WTO: Many countries welcome Indonesia's proposal on OCOF disciplines
by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Jul 23)
- Trade: African Group exposes failures of WTO's TRIPS Agreement
by D. Ravi Kanth (12 Jul 23)
- WTO: African Group calls for "re-balancing" reforms for industrialization
by D. Ravi Kanth (11 Jul 23)
- UN: Global FDI falls in 2022 due to poly-crisis, says UNCTAD
by Kanaga Raja (10 Jul 23)
- WTO: No room for trade disputes on national security issues, says US
by D. Ravi Kanth (10 Jul 23)
- Trade: WTO-WB report on services-led export diversification harmful to South?
by D. Ravi Kanth (06 Jul 23)
- WTO: 4th "Fish Week" to focus on concrete ideas to address OCOF subsidies
by D. Ravi Kanth (05 Jul 23)
- Trade: Draft IFD agreement may violate WTO’s Marrakesh Agreement
by D. Ravi Kanth (04 Jul 23)
- US-India: Joint Statement silent on e-com moratorium & IPEF trade pillar
by D. Ravi Kanth (30 Jun 23)
- Trade: US trade policies a new form of "colonialism"?
by D. Ravi Kanth (28 Jun 23)
- UN: Global trade growth rebounds, but faces an unfavourable outlook
by Kanaga Raja (23 Jun 23)
- Trade: Retreat provides impetus to WTO reform work, says GC chair
by D. Ravi Kanth (23 Jun 23)
- Trade: South pushes back against North's overarching WTO reform proposals
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Jun 23)
- Trade: WTO rules against Chinese duties on Japanese stainless steel products
by D. Ravi Kanth (21 Jun 23)
- Trade: Decision on COVID-19 diagnostics & therapeutics doubtful by MC13?
by D. Ravi Kanth (20 Jun 23)
- WTO: China calls for dedicated multilateral discussions on EU's CBAM
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Jun 23)
- WTO: South "ups the ante" on COVID-19 diagnostics & therapeutics
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Jun 23)
- Trade: Developing countries criticize EU's "Green Deal" at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Jun 23)
- Trade: Several Members rebuff US proposal on Appellate Review at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Jun 23)
- WTO: ACP calls for OCOF subsidy prohibition on large-scale industrial fishing
by D. Ravi Kanth (09 Jun 23)
- WTO: China proposes OCOF subsidy disciplines framework in fisheries talks
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Jun 23)
- WTO: DG convenes SO meet on 23 October to stocktake on MC13 deliverables
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Jun 23)
- WTO: Developing countries left at receiving end of DS reform
by D. Ravi Kanth (06 Jun 23)
- WTO: UK, US raise controversial proposals on DS reform
by D. Ravi Kanth (02 Jun 23)
- WTO: Sharp concerns over lack of transparency & inclusivity in DS reform
by D. Ravi Kanth (01 Jun 23)
- WTO: African Group calls for fundamental reform of subsidy rules
by D. Ravi Kanth (30 May 23)
- WTO: IP regime should not constrain South's industrialization - South Africa
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 May 23)
- Trade: G7 remains silent on tangible target for loss & damage, CBDR
by D. Ravi Kanth (24 May 23)
- Trade: G7 leaders target China, shed "crocodile tears" for Global South
by D. Ravi Kanth (23 May 23)
- Inconsistent green energy stances by EU - CBAM versus FTA
by Sangeeta Godbole (20 May 23)
- WTO: DG gives "short shrift" to developing country concerns for MC13
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 May 23)
- WTO: DG now proposes senior officials’ meeting in October, instead of July
by D. Ravi Kanth (18 May 23)
- Extra AMS entitlements under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture continue to confer additional policy space for developed countries
by Ranja Sengupta (17 May 23)
- WTO: DG signals SO meet in July despite no progress on MC13 deliverables
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 May 23)
- Trade: WTO members step up discussions on reforms
by D. Ravi Kanth (10 May 23)
- WTO: India calls Brazil's "bluff" on sanctity of ministerial mandate on PSH
by D. Ravi Kanth (09 May 23)
- Trade: India tables comprehensive proposal on improving WTO's functioning
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 May 23)
- WTO: South raises developmental issues at second "Fish Week"
by D. Ravi Kanth (05 May 23)
- Trade: Indonesia demonstrates why e-commerce moratorium must end
by D. Ravi Kanth (28 Apr 23)
- WTO: US proposals on dispute settlement reform could hurt smaller countries
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Apr 23)
- WTO: In a radical overhaul, US proposes single-tier dispute settlement system
by D. Ravi Kanth (26 Apr 23)
- WTO: Indonesia brings agriculture, development, TRIPS, DDA to center-stage
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 Apr 23)
- WTO: EU, Japan, Chinese Taipei win dispute against India on ITA products
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Apr 23)
- WTO: US & allies adopt "bellicose" strategy against India on agriculture
by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Apr 23)
- WTO: Doha fisheries chair poses questions to members for second "fish week"
by D. Ravi Kanth (17 Apr 23)
- UN: Developing countries face "lost decade" & deepening distress - UNCTAD
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Apr 23)
- Trade: US formally accepts FSA while paralyzing WTO's enforcement function
by D. Ravi Kanth (13 Apr 23)
- Asia-Pacific: Economic activity to remain weak due to multiple factors, says UN
by Kanaga Raja (10 Apr 23)
- WTO: Fragmentation of MTS & anaemic growth of global trade
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Apr 23)
- Trade: China strongly criticizes US over its use of national security measures
by D. Ravi Kanth (06 Apr 23)
- WTO: DG seeks to create Transformation Office despite budget constraints
by D. Ravi Kanth (06 Apr 23)
- Trade: US says consensus needed on WTO dispute settlement reform
by D. Ravi Kanth (04 Apr 23)
- WTO: Need to remove carve-outs for big subsidizers in Doha fisheries talks
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Apr 23)
- WTO: India exposes "double standards" of farm-exporters in agriculture talks
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Apr 23)
- WTO: JSI members on services DR "frustrate" India & South Africa
by D. Ravi Kanth (29 Mar 23)
- UN: Global trade growth slows in last half of 2022, says UNCTAD
by Kanaga Raja (28 Mar 23)
- WTO: Fisheries talks highlight CBDR, reverse S&DT, polluter-pays principle
by D. Ravi Kanth (28 Mar 23)
- Trade: Will WTO deliver on G-90 issues by MC13?
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Mar 23)
- WTO: DG announces Secretariat's pursuit of carbon-pricing mechanism
by D. Ravi Kanth (23 Mar 23)
- WTO: US holds decision on diagnostics & therapeutics hostage to ITC probe
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Mar 23)
- Trade: New chair brings fresh life to fisheries subsidies negotiations
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Mar 23)
- WTO: India galvanizes South over North's unilateral environment measures
by D. Ravi Kanth (17 Mar 23)
- Trade: South Africa elicits responses from 35 JSI members on services DR
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Mar 23)
- Trade: WTO not forum to address trade-related climate change issues - India
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Mar 23)
- WTO: India, South Africa sharply object to JSI on services domestic regulation
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Feb 23)
- WTO: Reform talks focused on development modalities open "Pandora's Box"
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Feb 23)
- Trade: Widening divide among WTO members over development, S&DT
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Feb 23)
- Trade: UNCTAD's TDR offers "positive" trade & environment agenda
by D. Ravi Kanth (03 Feb 23)
- WTO: Reforms focused on "development modalities" aimed at polarization?
by D. Ravi Kanth (01 Feb 23)
- WTO: Members appoint Chairs for agriculture & Rules negotiating bodies
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Jan 23)
- WTO: China calls US "unilateral bully, rule breaker & supply chain disruptor"
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Jan 23)
- Trade: Swiss Minister opposes TRIPS Decision on diagnostics & therapeutics
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 Jan 23)
- UN: Global FDI momentum weakened in 2022, says UNCTAD
by Kanaga Raja (19 Jan 23)
- Trade: Ministers must address WTO's failure on diagnostics & therapeutics
by D. Ravi Kanth (17 Jan 23)
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