The WTO has warned a "polycrisis" of pandemic, war in Ukraine and inflation is sapping faith in globalisation. The result is a growing disregard for global trading rules among WTO members.

The WTO estimates that the volume of world merchandise trade will fall 0.2 percent in 2025 under current conditions — nearly 3 points lower than expected under a “low tariff” baseline scenario.

Canada has submitted a request for consultation with the WTO, claiming that the U.S. should not be allowed to impose a 25% tariff on their automobiles.

WTO overhaul targets fairer trade, easier decision-making to end paralysis By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge July 16, 20256:14 AM PDTUpdated July 16, 2025 ...

The WTO's rejection of former President Trump's tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel has prompted pushback from the Biden administration and the U.S. steel industry.

Chinese trade officials told the WTO that the country sees Canada's taxes on the industrial products as inconsistent with provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), a ...

In April, a WTO panel rejected the EU's complaint, lodged in 2022, that China had violated the global watchdog's IP rules over patents for 3G, 4G and 5G mobile technology. However, it did say that ...

China has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against the U.S.’s additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, according to a Commerce Ministry statement Tuesday. The ministry said the ...

EU leaders on WTO: We need to ‘come up with something else’ By James Frater and Ramishah Maruf, CNN 2 min read Published 8:25 PM EDT, Thu June 26, 2025 ...

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 ...