The 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi has failed to resolve any issues of significance, raising the inescapable question of whether the global trade body has a future. The three-day meeting was due to end on February 29. But late into a fourth extra day, the 164
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WTO urges countries to lift green trade barriers
The World Trade Organization on Monday urged countries to abolish trade barriers in environmental goods and services in order to help fight climate change. In its annual World Trade Report, the WTO says international commerce should not be pitted against combating the climate crisis. The report comes as global leaders
Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as companies ask for time
The Bangladesh government has taken no effective steps to implement the e-waste management regulations it introduced more than a year back, as the rules relating to it are stuck in procedural issues connected to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The longer the implementation is delayed, the larger the pile of e-waste