Biden Backs Patent Waiver for Covid-19 Vaccines May 6, 2021 By Andrea Shalal , Jeff Mason and David Lawder President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure...
G20 Skirts Taboos in Reaching Agreement on WTO Reforms December 3, 2018 By Caroline Stauffer and Nicolás Misculin Many delegates from the world’s 20 largest economies arrived at a summit in Argentina this week determined to clinch an...
U.S. Balks at China Cybersecurity Law, Fears It Will Hurt Global Trade September 27, 2017 By Tom Miles The United States has asked China not to implement its new cyber security law and is concerned it could damage...
UK-EU Post-Brexit Trade Deal ‘Desirable but Not Essential’: Report August 18, 2017 By Charlotte Ryan A UK trade deal with the European Union after Brexit is desirable but not essential, the Institute of Economic Affairs...
UK at Risk of Exiting EU on ‘WTO Terms,’ Thereby Opening Legal Minefield March 29, 2017 By Tom Miles Failure to strike a trade deal with the European Union by a two-year deadline would force Britain to adopt World...
Update: UK Begins 2 Years of Complex Talks to Exit European Union March 29, 2017 By Simon Kennedy and Tim Ross Prime Minister Theresa May set the U.K. on course for leaving the European Union in two years’ time, a divorce...
Brexit Without Trade Deal Could Have Dire Economic Consequences: CBI March 7, 2017 If the UK leaves the European Union without being able to complete a Brexit trade deal, it could be forced...
China Likely to Adopt Cyber Rules for Insurers Despite Foreign Business Concerns May 31, 2016 By Michael Martina Controversial cyber security regulations for China’s insurance industry, now before the World Trade Organization (WTO), could soon take effect despite...
Bali Talks to Decide WTO’s Fate December 3, 2013 By Randy Fabi and Tom Miles Crisis is the natural state of world trade negotiations. But this week will be different. Ministers meeting in the Indonesian...
Trade Ministers Running Out of Time to Save Global WTO Talks May 31, 2013 WTO member countries have until the end of July to revive moribund global free trade talks in time for a...