LONDON — Donald Trump wants World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to play by his rules. She’s defying his wishes. A week before Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, the ...

After months of chest-thumping, accusations and threats, look for US-China trade relations to weather an uneasy pause as the ...

These duties can be imposed under the specifications given by the WTO (World Trade Organization) after the investigation finds that exporters are engaged in dumping. These are also known as ...

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed to EU leaders the launch of a Europe-led initiative to establish ...

The World Bank Group logo is seen on the headquarters building of the Washington-based global development lender in Washington, DC, Jan 17, 2019. The World Bank slashed its 2025 global growth ...

Here are some facts. Today, the share of services in global trade stands at about 25%. More importantly, it is the only category of trade that has expanded at a rapid pace since the financial ...

May 12, 2025 Following a two-day trade talk in Geneva, the United States and China agree to slash their massive recent tariffs. The U.S. drops the 145% tariff to 30%.

China has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against the U.S.’s additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, according to a Commerce Ministry statement Tuesday. The ministry said the ...

I. THE EXTENT OF THE DECLINE THE total value of world trade in 1932 was less than 39 percent of what it had been in 1929. Except for seasonal variations it had declined continuously from the end of ...

China announces a tit-for-tat 34% tariff on U.S. goods and other retaliatory moves including more export controls on rare earth minerals, and files a lawsuit at the World Trade Organization.

The European Union is considering a replacement for the now largely paralysed World Trade Organization (WTO), according to ...

This tracks the declining growth of world trade, from an average of 5.1 per cent in the 2000s to 4.6 per cent in the 2010s to 2.6 per cent in the 2020s. Meanwhile, debt is piling up.