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World Trade Organization finds Saudi Arabia links to sports piracy
Champions League organiser Uefa said piracy threatens the existence of professional sport as we know it.
 "World Trade Organization finds Saudi Arabia links to sports piracy")
Last opportunity
India can't afford to ignore RCEP
 "Last opportunity")
Reimagining GST for the post-Covid era
Revival of economic activity should overwhelm its agenda
 "Reimagining GST for the post-Covid era")
Wanted: A new head of WTO to handle recession, US-China tension, and more
Brazilian Director-General Roberto Azevedo surprised the WTO's 164 members last week by announcing he would quit at the end of August
 "Wanted: A new head of WTO to handle recession, US-China tension, and more")
'Talk to experts to make self-reliant slogan work'
For manufactured products, the stated policy since the 1950s was to allow imports of only the goods that were not being made in India in sufficient quantities
The lingering effect of Covid on services trade
The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization have predicted massive losses in economic growth and international trade
WTO members eliminate duties on over 84% of medical products for 2020
Several medical devices like ventilators and masks are in huge demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 "WTO members eliminate duties on over 84% of medical products for 2020")
Ending opportunism
Govt right to crack down on strategic investments from China
 "Ending opportunism")
Decline in global merchandise trade volumes to continue for now: WTO
Situation to worsen as estimates don't take into account coronavirus outbreak
 "Decline in global merchandise trade volumes to continue for now: WTO")
Stable policy in ethanol sector crucial for Brazilian investment: UNICA ED
Indian government is in the right direction says Sousa
 "Stable policy in ethanol sector crucial for Brazilian investment: UNICA ED")
US, Japan and European Union seek stronger global rules on subsidies
The governments called on the World Trade Organization to beef up existing regulations, which they said in a statement are "insufficient to tackle market and trade distorting subsidisation
 "US, Japan and European Union seek stronger global rules on subsidies")
The darkening sky
Shadows of the events in 2019 will loom large over the world and India
 "The darkening sky")
Trade war: For countries like China, the free lunch is now history
Global trade will recover eventually but it is almost certain that no country will be allowed to 'game' the system to gain an unfair and sustained advantage
 "Trade war: For countries like China, the free lunch is now history")
'Turning point': Number of male smokers falling for first time, says WHO
Declines in tobacco use amongst males mark a turning point in the fight against tobacco, says WTO
 "'Turning point': Number of male smokers falling for first time, says WHO")
US appeals WTO ruling in a dispute over import duties on Indian steel
Last month, a WTO panel found that Washington had failed to fully comply with a five-year-old ruling
 "US appeals WTO ruling in a dispute over import duties on Indian steel")
Indonesia drags EU to WTO over excessive use of palm oil as biofuel
The EU launched a complaint at the WTO in late November over Indonesian curbs on nickel ore exports and hit Indonesian biodiesel with tariffs last week
 "Indonesia drags EU to WTO over excessive use of palm oil as biofuel")
Donald Trump cripples WTO as US-China trade war rages on
A US offensive against the World Trade Organization will effectively shutter the group's system for settling disputes, at a time it's most needed
A world without rules
India will suffer from US' subversion of WTO courts
WTO rejects EU claims that it no longer provides subsidies to Airbus
A decision on retaliation rights for the EU in a parallel case on aid for Boeing is due next year.
 "WTO rejects EU claims that it no longer provides subsidies to Airbus")
WTO dysfunction gives us a breather
Since its inception in 1995, the WTO dispute settlement mechanism has resolved an impressive number of trade disputes
