Free trade seems to have few supporters these days. Though actual trade volumes are recovering from the post-crisis recession and drop in commodity prices, “globalization” has become increasingly ...

FILE PHOTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization attends an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani/File Photo ...

FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot visits China BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Britain and the European Union on Tuesday to safeguard multilateral trading ...

China's food imports have increased significantly since the nation joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. Annual imports and net imports of food reached US$160 and US$93 billion, ...

On February 2, 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority published a final report and an Opinion on the trading venue perimeter. The Opinion clarifies the definition of multilateral systems ...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that China has always been an important participant and a steadfast supporter of the multilateral ...

The debate over "G0" is essentially about the future of global governance. Today, as global challenges become increasingly ...

The conclusion comes as part of a consultation on the scope of a multilateral trading venue launched by the EU watchdog in January last year to level the playing field. EU markets watchdog ESMA has ...

Today the world is on a knife edge - war and conflict are piercing the heart of our multilateral system and our global confidence. Russia’s war against Ukraine, the war in Gaza and the crisis in the ...

Trade Minister Todd McClay reappointed Vice Chair of WTO Ministerial Conference, reinforcing New Zealand’s influence in next-generation trade negotiations.

BERLIN (Reuters) -WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Monday that some of the United States' criticisms of the multilateral trading system were valid. "I think that a lot of the ...