Tag: World Trade Organization
WTO services trade index hints at some resilience in key sectors
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest Services Trade Barometer released mid-September shows modest gains in some key sectors even as the industry...
Agricultural exports improve 2.5% in Q1 despite COVID-19—WTO
Trade in agricultural products fared better than other sectors amid the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis, as both agricultural exports and...
WTO goods trade barometer falls to lowest in 13 years
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest Goods Trade Barometer reading fell to 84.5—the lowest on record since 2007, and on par with...
71% of new trade related measures imposed linked to pandemic—WTO report
About 363 new trade and trade-related measures were implemented by countries worldwide from mid-October 2019 to mid-May 2020, of which 71% were...
WTO goods barometer flashes red as COVID-19 disrupts world trade
The volume of world merchandise trade is likely to fall precipitously in the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts...
WTO issues report on treatment of medical products in regional trade...
The World Trade Organization Secretariat has published a new report on the treatment of medical products in regional trade agreements (RTAs) amid...
Trade to plunge in every region, sector due to COVID-19—WTO
World trade is expected to fall from 13% to 32% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly all regions to...
WTO report: tariffs on face masks, soaps among highest for COVID-19...
Imports and exports of medical products totalled about US$2 trillion in 2019, which represented about 5% of total world merchandise trade last...
Governments urged to maintain supply chains to avert global food shortage
Minimize disruptions to food supply chains caused by border restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent food shortage and hunger, the...
WTO services trade index falls further as COVID-19 hurts world economy
World services trade growth continued to weaken toward the end of 2019 and into the first quarter of 2020, with passenger air...
