Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada may need new strategies to stand out as issues like tariffs, conflict in the Middle East and loss of faith in the World Trade Organization changing the face of global trade.
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New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade
U.S. vows to seek WTO alternatives after Cameroon talks break down
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. has vowed to relegate the World Trade Organization to only a limited role in global trade policy, following the breakdown of talks at recent ministerial meetings, if the body fails to reinstitute a moratorium on e-commerce duties.
“Major setback for global trade”: WTO suffers fresh blow after reform push hits wall
Reading Time: 3 minutes The World Trade Organization’s ministerial talks in Yaounde ended on Monday with Brazil blocking a bid by the U.S. and others to prolong a moratorium on duties for electronic transmissions.
WTO conference a ‘crucial moment’ for ag trade, CropLife warns
Reading Time: 4 minutes CropLife International says this week’s World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Cameroon marks “a crucial moment for the future of rules-based trade and the WTO itself.”
U.S. urges WTO members to rethink core tariff rule in face of China threat
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Trump administration on Monday urged World Trade Organization members to rethink the body’s core principle of “Most Favored Nation” bound tariff rates, arguing in a new position paper that this has led to discriminatory practices and imbalanced trade, including with China.
WTO chair rules out reform deal at next major meeting, document shows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Countries are making progress on reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) but will fall short of clinching a deal at a major meeting early next year, the ambassador leading the talks said in a confidential document.
Canada’s steel import duties violate WTO rules, says China
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Chinese embassy in Ottawa criticized duties slapped by Canada this week on Chinese imported steel, saying on Friday they violated World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and disrupted the global trade order.
WTO chiefs past and present demand rapid reform to keep global free trade alive
Reading Time: 2 minutes A former World Trade Organization boss has said the future terms of global trade, rocked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping protectionist tariffs, could be decided outside the 30-year-old international watchdog unless it reforms itself fast.
WTO aims to reduce staffing costs after US funding pause
Reading Time: 2 minutes The World Trade Organization said on Tuesday it is reviewing staff costs after the United States paused funding to the institution.
Canada initiates WTO dispute complaint on US steel, aluminum duties
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the U.S. over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminium products from Canada, the trade body said on Thursday.