In a blow to hopes that plurilateral talks can keep WTO rule-making alive, a handful of members hold out against adding investment and e-commerce agreements to the rules| Trade β Blog
The ruling allows the agreed text to be found officially in a single document, and suggests the more complicated changes that held up 60 certifications were unnecessary| Trade β Blog
That was June 2022. This is late 2024. And the agreement still isn’t in force anywhere in the world. Speaks volumes for governments’ commitment to sustainability| Trade β Blog
The cast-aside draft Article 5 on subsidies causing overcapacity and overfishing, with the chair’s commentary| Trade β Blog
I used to work at the WTO Secretariat (1996–2015), and am now an occasional freelance journalist, focusing mainly on international trade rules, agreements and institutions. (Previously, analysis fo…| Trade β Blog
Lots to think about as WTO delegations pick up the pieces from Abu Dhabi and look ahead to the next conference in two years’ time and beyond| Trade β Blog
Thirteenth WTO Ministerial Conference| www.wto.org
This week saw some good and bad news for the WTO Joint Initiative on Electronic Commerce, which also has potential implications for IPEF.| tradenotes.substack.com
