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WTO reform process should be inclusive, consensus-based: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that trade can be an engine of reviving growth in the current scenario and this is premised on the strengthening of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) based on its principles of openness,
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WTO General Council grants Turkmenistan observer status
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 22 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkmenistan was granted observer status by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council on Wednesday.
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Global merchandise trade shrank by 3 pc in Q1: WTO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): The volume of merchandise trade shrank by 3 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy, according to data released on Tuesday by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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WTO chief announces he will step down on August 31
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Roberto Azevedo on Thursday resigned unexpectedly, amidst the coronavirus pandemic that has affected the world economy, and trade at an unprecedented level.
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India should be looking to capture significant share in world trade in pos
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said in the post-COVID era, there is going to be a perceptible change in the global supply-chains, and Indian industrialists and exporters should capture a significant share in the world trade.
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India's new FDI norms violate WTO principle of non-discrimination: China
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): China said on Monday the additional barriers set by India for investors from specific countries violate World Trade Organisation's principle of non-discrimination, and go against the general trend of liberalisation and facilitation of trade and investmen
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G-20 leaders pledge support in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Mar 31 (ANI): Trade ministers from the Group of 20 (G-20) major economies have agreed to take immediate measures for facilitating trade in essential goods besides incentivising additional production of equipment and drugs to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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WTC Chandigarh to set up a center of excellence for food and agriculture
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] March 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): WTCA (World Trade Center Association) agricultural committee in association with agro-industry bodies intend to be a catalyst to the food and agricultural industry in India.
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Coronavirus outbreak has cost global value chains $50 billion in exports:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (ANI): The slowdown of manufacturing in China due to coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is disrupting world trade and could result in a 50 billion dollar decrease in exports across global value chains, according to estimates published by the United Nations Conference
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Agenda for WTO reforms should be balanced, inclusive: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): The agenda for World Trade Organisation (WTO) reforms should be balanced and inclusive to address the historic asymmetries in the Uruguay Round Agreements, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said while participating in an informal ministerial gatheri
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WTO has been very unfair to US for many years: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], Jan 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) complained that his country has not been "treated fairly" by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), stating that the United States is not considered a "developing nation" while China and India are, by the glo
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Global air freight demand slips down 1.1 pc in November: IATA
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 9 (ANI): The latest data for global air freight markets released by International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) decreased by 1.1 per cent in November 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.
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