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World Trade Organization (WTO) in GenevaGENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) began the process on Monday of selecting a new director-general to replace Brazil's Roberto Azevedo, who is stepping down a year early at the end of August.Azevedo's successor will need to steer reforms and negotiations in the…

View photosWorld Trade Organization (WTO) in GenevaGENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) began the process on Monday of selecting a new director-general to replace Brazil's Roberto Azevedo, who is stepping down a year early at the end of August.Azevedo's successor will need to steer reforms and negotiations in…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is set to propose senior trade official Jesus Seade, who helped rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), sources said on Sunday.The WTO post will become vacant at the end of…

Image copyright Getty Images A former US treasury secretary says public investment will be key as the world recovers from the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.Larry Summers told the BBC that central banks are going to become "less relevant", as interest rates are going to be near zero for…

Shikha Sharma India is amid an economy-crippling lockdown, but that hasn’t stopped our leadership from dreaming big. With China facing a global backlash, on account of COVID-19, India is hoping to cash in on the anti-China sentiment to replace it as the world’s global factory.That was one of the takeaways…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, his spokesman said on Sunday.The WTO post will become vacant at the end of August after incumbent Roberto Azevedo said he would step…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, his spokesman said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: European Trade Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan of Ireland attends his hearing before the European Parliament in Brussels,…

The EU is preparing to change its agricultural storage policy at a time when the COVID-19 health crisis has highlighted the weaknesses of its reserves. EURACTIV France reports. The health crisis has highlighted certain vulnerabilities of the EU food sector and, with the food supply under pressure, the issue of…

Published on May 28, 2020The Trump administration and the Chinese government are going head to head over the coronavirus. The two largest economic powers in the world are trying to control the coronavirus narrative. The White House has accused China of misleading the world and downplaying the true threat of…

Home / World News / Xi Jinping says China won’t return to planned economy, urges cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping said he won’t let the world’s second-largest economy return to its days as a planned economy, pushing back against U.S. criticism that the nation has failed to deliver on promised…