Tag: World Trade Organization
WTO report assesses impact of digital technologies on GVCs
New digital technologies, such as robotics and big data, are reshaping global value chains (GVCs) and creating new opportunities for small and...
All About the PH Rice Tariffication Act
By March 5, Philippine Republic Act No. 11203 (Rice Tariffication Act) should have taken effect. In theory, the new law should reduce...
WTO index shows weakest trade growth since March 2010
World trade has weakened going into the first quarter of 2019, and the simultaneous decline of several trade-related indicators could lead to...
Global trade growth for 2018-19 downgraded as risks mount
The World Trade Organization (WTO) anticipates trade growth to slow down for the rest of the year and to further moderate in 2019 as...
China requests for WTO permission to impose sanctions on US goods
China is asking for the authorization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to impose an annual trade sanction of US$7 billion on U.S. goods...
PH Lower House approves agricultural tariffication bill
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No. 7735, which seeks to liberalize rice imports by replacing quantitative...
WTO trade index indicates momentum to soften further in Q3
Trade expansion will likely slow further in the third quarter of 2018, according to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest World Trade Outlook Indicator...
WTO report: 75 new trade restrictions introduced in last 7 months
A new World Trade Organization (WTO) report confirms a rising trend of trade-restrictive measures being implemented, a worrisome development coming at a time of...
US challenges five WTO members imposing ‘illegal’ tariffs on American products
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said the United States has requested for dispute consultations regarding the additional duties imposed by five WTO members—Canada, China,...
Boeing: WTO ruling on Airbus subsidy ‘a landmark decision’
U.S. top aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. has called "a landmark decision" a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) May 15 determining that the...
