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Pressure mounts on WTO to consider India's proposed IPR waiver on COVID va
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As the world grapples to counter the pandemic, pressure on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is mounting to seriously consider a proposal by India and South Africa for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vacc
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India calls for a waiver of WTO agreement related to COVID-19 prevention:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): India and South Africa have called for an urgent waiver of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on intellectual property related to COVID-19 prevention, containment, or treatment, s
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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 agreement on agriculture reflects double standards, should be amended:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Noting that the WTO Agreement on Agriculture is characterised by "democratic deficit" and is based on "commercial realpolitik", a group of former Indian envoys have called for amending it so that it facilitates developing and least developed countries to
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China opposes India's decision to continue Chinese apps ban, says it viola
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): China on Wednesday opposed India's decision to continue the ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps and said the action is in violation of World Trade Organisation's non-discriminatory principles.
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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 lauds India's measures for trade facilitation, economic growth
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has lauded India for registering economic growth at 7.4 per cent in the past five years, liberalising foreign direct investment policy and implementing several trade facilitation measures.
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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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Science has delivered, will the WTO deliver?
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents, and other Intellectual Property (IP) rights under the organization's Agreement on Trade-Relate
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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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China firmly opposes India's move to ban more of its apps
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): China has firmly opposed India's move to ban more Chinese mobile applications and expressed hope that the Indian side would provide a "fair, impartial and non-discriminatory business environment" for all market players.
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