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Nigerian economist Okonjo-Iweala elected as first woman, African to head W
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 16 (ANI): Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was on Monday elected as the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) seventh Director-General, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role.
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Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become next DG of WTO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Decks have been cleared for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday to become the first woman and the first African to become Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after South Korea's candidate pulled out of the race for the job.
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WTO members laud India's efforts to improve trade and economic environment
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) applauded India's efforts to improve trade and economic environment since 2015 at the final session of India's seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) of India held in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday.
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WTO members commend India for improving trade, economic policies in inclus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): World Trade Organization's (WTO) members commended steps taken by India to improve trade and economic policies in a more inclusive and sustainable manner during India's seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) which began at WTO's headquarters in Geneva, Switz
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Uzbekistan joins Kyoto Convention on simplification of customs procedures
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Uzbekistan has joined the Kyoto Convention on the simplification of customs procedures, another step forward in the country's bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), a presidential decree said Tuesday.
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Unitedworld School of Law renews focus towards legal education amid COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Among the many issues raised in the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is the ability of law to respond to the crises. Like global economy, legal systems too have come under immense stress.
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Ottawa expects Washington to abide by WTO ruling on US lumber tariffs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Ottawa expects Washington to abide by a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against US tariffs imposed on Canadian lumber products, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng said in a statement.
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WTO formally authorises US request to impose trade sanctions on EU
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 14 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday formally authorized the United States to impose up to USD 7.5 billion worth of trade sanctions on the European Union (EU).
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Russia, US Fail to Resolve Tariffs Dispute in WTO, Arbitration Pending - O
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
St. Petersburg [Russia], Sep 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The Russian and the United States delegations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) held consultations as part of a Russian lawsuit against the United States over tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, but they have not brought results, Russian
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'EU should impose rebalancing duties on US products'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 7 (ANI): The European Commission said on Wednesday, the European Union (EU) should apply the rebalancing duties on the United States' (US) products from July.
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Trump explores additional $100 bn in Chinese imports
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], April 6 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to consider tariffs on an additional 100 billion dollars in Chinese imports escalating the trade tiff between the two countries.
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Trade war can lead to collateral damage for India, asserts ASSOCHAM
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 25 (ANI): Apex trade association ASSOCHAM on Sunday said that if the tariff war between the United States and China escalates into a full-scale global trade war, it would have a collateral damage for the Indian economy as well.
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