Tag: Wto
Indian exporters to lose $1.9bn after withdrawing Pakistan’s MFN status
ISLAMABAD: Businessmen Panel Secretary General of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Ahmad Jawad has said the attempt of Indian government to withdraw the Most Favoured...
Pakistan’s WTO ambassador resigns after court questions appointment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Tauqir Shah on Tuesday offered his resignation to the court after questions were raised...
Mexico to start WTO dispute settlement over US tariffs
MEXICO CITY: Mexico will start a dispute settlement process at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over US tariffs on steel and aluminium, its economy...
US and China clash over ‘technology transfer’ at WTO
GENEVA: Chinese and US envoys sparred at the World Trade Organization on Monday over US President Donald Trump’s claims that China steals American ideas,...
Pakistan pulls out of WTO meeting in India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided against sending the commerce minister to India to participate in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Summit in India after tensions between the two arch-rivals witnessed...
India invites Pakistan for WTO talks in New Delhi
--Invitation to Pakistan comes in wake of back-channel negotiations between Ajit Doval and Nasser Janjua
India has invited Pakistan's Commerce Minister Pervaiz Malik to participate in...
India to review MFN status given to Pakistan
India has decided to review the 'Most Favoured Nation' Status given to Pakistan.
India’s move to review the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status given to...
Afghanistan becomes WTO member
Afghanistan has won formal approval to join the World Trade Organisation in a move the US-backed government hopes will help lift its war-shattered economy...
Pakistan decides to pursue PET case at WTO
The Ministry of Commerce has decided to continue with a dispute initiated at the WTO in the year 2014 against imposition of countervailing duties...
Pakistan takes EU to WTO over plastic trade
Under WTO rules, the EU has 60 days to try to settle the dispute in direct talks, after which Pakistan could escalate the issue by asking the WTO to set up a panel to adjudicate.
US says India refusal on WTO deal a wrong signal
Several WTO member states voice frustration after India's demands led to the collapse of the first major global trade reform pact in two decades
US...
WTO sets date for MC9 meeting in Bali, Indonesia
The Indonesian island of Bali is to be the venue of next World Trade Organization inter-ministerial meeting, the international trade arbiter said. The decision...
‘Superfluous’ envoy to WTO using political links for extension
Pakistan’s envoy at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva is utilising his political connections to get a two-year extension in service after his...
Seminar on trips agreement under WTO regime
A seminar on the topic “Trips agreement under the WTO regime: implications for Pakistan” was held by Industries, Commerce and Investment Department, government of...
‘WTO waiver shouldn’t be treated as precedent’
Members of World Trade Organization (WTO) who were previously opposing the European Union’s trade concession to Pakistan have, while approving the package, stressed that...
ICCI welcomes WTO waiver for EU concession
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Friday hailed the decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for approving waiver to the European...
How does WTO membership affect Russia and Europe?
After 18 long years, the Russian bear has finally entered the WTO cage – or is on the verge of doing so. Georgia was...
