Rumours of the demise of international business and trade have been exaggerated
Move to raise global environmental standards and protect domestic industry could breach WTO rules, warn analysts
Beijing says move necessary to defend ‘legitimate rights’ in response to Washington’s semiconductor controls
US has forced a dispute panel ruling over national security it will now disturbingly ignore
Bloc asks global body to convene panels to rule on two trade disputes
World leaders must unite with the WTO in laying out a trade road map for a just response
Some rare good news in global trade talks, and attempts to tackle an ecological and human rights disaster
The government’s approach is being reimagined for political reasons on the hoof
Prime minister risks breaking international law to prevent flood of cheap imports
From treating trade as optional to overstating the merits of self-sufficiency, these are errors to avoid as we head into a new world
Trade Secrets talks to director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about the ‘industry of negativism’ around the institution
If the global trade body did not exist it would have to be reinvented
The symbolism of striking deals at this week’s ministerial comfortably outweighed their substance
Trade body overcomes national differences to reach deal on jabs, as well as in digital products and fishing
Ukraine pleads with western countries for more weapons
Commerce minister’s surprise remarks put WTO agreements at risk
Ministers might seal a symbolically important deal in Geneva this week, but the politics of trade are still toxic
What role does the organisation have in an era of fracturing multinational alliances and fears of deglobalisation?
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala asks nations to limit use of restrictions as Ukraine war increases hunger risk
June’s ministerial meeting will be marked by tensions over Russia and disagreements over Covid patents
Several EU capitals are pressing for Russian assets to be used to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction
International co-operation remains vital for protecting against everything from climate change to recurring pandemics
US, South Africa and India are failing to back the proposal that they themselves negotiated
It’s hard to argue against governments giving handouts to farmers during a global food emergency
Poor countries, rich countries, liberal democracies and state autocracies all have different horses in this race
