June 07, 2026
The team is expected to provide critical support in WTO dispute settlements, trade policy analysis, negotiations
The moratorium bars duties on digital transmissions like streaming and downloads
Four days of talks broke up on Monday with Brazil and Turkey blocking a bid to extend the WTO's e-commerce moratorium
Okonjo-Iweala warns old world order is gone, calls for urgent reforms amid geopolitical tensions
China commerce ministry cited repeated use of discriminatory policies, reciprocal tariffs, and unilateral sanctions that contravene WTO commitments
WTO director-general hopes for Yunus’ “leadership” in agency’s reform process
The country has some of the world's highest tariffs on imports, and Trump has previously called India a "tariff abuser"
Beijing replaces veteran trade tsar Wang Shouwen with the Chinese envoy to the World Trade Organization, signalling a strategic shift in its tariff war stance
