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March 28, New Delhi — India's Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, met with WTO Reform Minister-Facilitators, Espen Barth Eide, Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chris Bryant, UK Minister of State for Trade Policy, on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference...

New Delhi, March 28 A sharp divide exists at the ongoing ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Cameroon over the moratorium on customs duties for e-commerce, think tank GTRI said on Saturday.It said that while the US is pushing for a permanent extension of the...

New Delhi, March 28 India has cautioned WTO members against using "transparency" to justify trade retaliation or challenge legitimate domestic policies, saying that it must be supported by sustained capacity-building to ensure that all countries meet their obligations fairly and effectively...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has stated that discussions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) must address the imbalance created during the Uruguay Round. He emphasized that all member countries should have a fair opportunity to build productive capacity, create jobs...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that rebuilding trust is essential for revitalizing consensus-driven decision-making, which is a non-negotiable and fundamental principle of the World Trade Organization. He made this statement while addressing a Ministerial Breakout Session at...

New Delhi, March 27 India on Friday said the consensus-driven decision-making process of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is non-negotiable, describing it as the cornerstone of the multilateral body.Addressing a session on ‘Decision-Making and Past Mandates’ on the second day of the 14th...

New Delhi, March 27 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday, where they discussed the next steps in the India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations.The two, who met on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Cameroon. In a social media post, Mr. Goyal stated that they discussed the agenda of the 14th Ministerial Conference...

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, led the Indian delegation at the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is currently taking place in Cameroon. The conference, which began yesterday, will continue until the 29th of this month.During the...

March 27, New Delhi – Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, is in Cameroon, where he is participating in the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization.During his initial engagement, the Union Minister emphasized that discussions on WTO reform should follow a...

March 26, New Delhi – The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is scheduled to take place from March 26-29 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.The conference will bring together Trade Ministers from WTO member countries to discuss key issues affecting the global trading system...

Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Rajesh Agrawal, held a meeting in Cameroon today with members of the European Parliament delegation, led by Bernd Lange, Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, on the sidelines of the WTO Ministerial Conference...

New Delhi, March 25 India and Chile, a South American nation, discussed progress in negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries on Wednesday.The issue came up for discussion during a meeting between Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal and Chile's...

New Delhi, March 25 Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal held a meeting with Deputy US Trade Representative Joseph Barloon on Wednesday, discussing issues related to the WTO's ministerial conference and ways to further expand bilateral trade ties.The meeting was held in Yaounde, the capital city...

New Delhi, March 20 The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has called for an end to the suspension of customs duties on the e-transmission of digital products, stating that it is undermining the push for self-reliance, causing revenue losses, and limiting the country's ability to tax emerging...

New Delhi, March 19 The global trade growth is expected to slow down to 1.9 per cent this year amid the West Asia crisis, the WTO said on Wednesday.WTO economists warn that the ongoing conflict in West Asia could further reduce trade growth if energy prices remain elevated, it said.It would...

New Delhi, March 19 India will push for further strengthening of the WTO at the upcoming ministerial meeting in Cameroon so that it can play an important role in promoting global trade at a time when the world is witnessing turmoil due to various geopolitical factors, officials said on Thursday...

Beijing, March 13 China on Friday condemned the US trade investigation targeting 16 economies, describing it as a typical unilateralist move that severely disrupts the international economic and trade order.In a statement, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said that a World Trade Organisation...

Johannesburg, March 10 India has a significant role to play in reshaping the post-World War II world order, which is on the verge of collapse, South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Zuko Godlimpi told a gathering of business leaders, academics, and policymakers in Pretoria on...

New Delhi, March 8 – WTO reforms, agricultural-related issues, dispute settlement, and the e-commerce moratorium are expected to be discussed by trade ministers of 166 countries during the four-day ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Yaounde, Cameroon, an official said...