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'Duty-free' hits a fifth of manufacturing imports, says WTO report

This, despite average tariffs being much higher than peers, says WTO report; officials call for need to scrutinise FTAs

From Mexico to Moldova, eight vie for top WTO job as global tensions rise

The others are from Britain, Mexico, Moldova, Saudi Arabia and South Korea

Adopt a strategic posture on trade

The fact is that India's mood on tra­de, particularly imports, has sou­red over the last five or six years

New rules of the game

Govt needs coherent China strategy

G20 nations imposed 59 import-restrictive measures in 7 months: WTO

Tariff increases, import bans, stricter customs procedures, export duties and other such measures introduced during the review period affected 2.8 per cent of G20 trade

Self-reliance and supply chains

India needs to focus on manufacturing competitiveness, rather than building domestic supply chains in their entirety

Global trade volume estimated to contract 18.5% in Q2 of 2020: WTO

International trade volume shrank 3% in Q1, annual forecast close to 13% fall

India initiates probe into alleged dumping of aluminium foil from 4 nations

The applicants have alleged that dumping has impacted the industry and has requested for imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the imports

World Trade Organization finds Saudi Arabia links to sports piracy

Champions League organiser Uefa said piracy threatens the existence of professional sport as we know it.

Last opportunity

India can't afford to ignore RCEP

Reimagining GST for the post-Covid era

Revival of economic activity should overwhelm its agenda

Wanted: A new head of WTO to handle recession, US-China tension, and more

Brazilian Director-General Roberto Azevedo surprised the WTO's 164 members last week by announcing he would quit at the end of August

'Talk to experts to make self-reliant slogan work'

For manufactured products, the stated policy since the 1950s was to allow imports of only the goods that were not being made in India in sufficient quantities

The lingering effect of Covid on services trade

The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization have predicted massive losses in economic growth and international trade

WTO members eliminate duties on over 84% of medical products for 2020

Several medical devices like ventilators and masks are in huge demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ending opportunism

Govt right to crack down on strategic investments from China

Decline in global merchandise trade volumes to continue for now: WTO

Situation to worsen as estimates don't take into account coronavirus outbreak

Stable policy in ethanol sector crucial for Brazilian investment: UNICA ED

Indian government is in the right direction says Sousa

US, Japan and European Union seek stronger global rules on subsidies

The governments called on the World Trade Organization to beef up existing regulations, which they said in a statement are "insufficient to tackle market and trade distorting subsidisation

The darkening sky

Shadows of the events in 2019 will loom large over the world and India