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WTO–World Bank Initiative Gains Momentum as Ministers Call Services Trade the New Engine of Global Development

On the eve of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), global trade leaders, ministers, and development partners delivered a strong and unified message: services trade is no longer peripheral—it is ...
Jurist

UN conference addresses US tariffs impact on developing countries, global trade

The 195 member states of the UN Trade and Development organization (UNCTAD) gathered Monday in Geneva for its 16th conference, where leaders discussed the implementation of current World Trade ...
Reuters

Global trade set to grow 7% to pass record $35 trillion this year, UN agency says

GENEVA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Global trade is set to grow by about 7% this year and is on track to exceed a record $35 trillion, the UN Trade and Development Agency said on Tuesday. "The new data confirm ...
Reuters

Global financial system must adapt to better serve economy, UN trade agency says

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The financial system risks undermining global trade if it fails to adapt to the economy's needs, with developing countries likely to suffer the most, the UN Trade and ...
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Trade Tools for Climate Action: Agreement on Climate Change, Trade, and Sustainability

Problems at the intersection of trade and climate often benefit most from broad engagement with as many countries as possible; rule innovation, however, tends to happen within smaller groupings of ...