World Trade Organisation

Is digital free trade truly a lost cause?

It is China and the US that prosper when power sets the terms for global commerce

Without an agreement, the prohibition expires at the end of March

The business community is looking for concrete progress on two digital trade issues – to keep innovation thriving

Product-safety and environmental rules have multiplied like an invasive species

Joint action can protect open, rules-based commerce and counter the US’ divide-and-rule tactics

The Republic is highlighted as an example of how resource-constrained economies can effectively leverage AI by adapting existing open-weight models rather than developing proprietary ones from scratch

The WTO core still holds, but members must use this crisis to push reform

[NEW DELHI] India has proposed to levy import duties on some products made in the United States to counter Washington’s tariffs on steel and aluminium products produced in Asia’s No.3 economy, a notic...