Protectionism

The World Trade Organizations (WTO) Appellate Body has been grounded to a halt from December 11, 2019, with the US blocking the appointment of new judges. Appointment of judges in the Appellate Body requires approval of all member-countries. Since the US did…

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Through the ages, humans have feared uncertainty. We’ve searched for clues in everything from entrails to tea leaves to the arrangement of heavenly bodies in the night sky. In the modern era, data and media are the new magic 8-ball. The jury is still out on …

Through the ages, humans have feared uncertainty. We’ve searched for clues in everything from entrails to tea leaves to the arrangement of heavenly bodies in the night sky. In the modern era, data and media are the new magic 8-ball. The jury is still out on …

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called on the American government to "come to its senses" over proposed retaliatory tariffs in response to France's technology tax in an interview with France Inter. Le Maire reportedly wrote in a letter to the US trade…

THE World Trade Organization (WTO) may have reduced average tariffs by nearly half and streamlined world trade in its 25-year history, but the multilateral trading body is faced with the challenge of rising protectionism across the globe, the WTO chief has sa…

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The WTO has come under unprecedented pressure since Donald Trump, a well-known advocate of protectionism, took office. The organisations dispute settlement mechanism is now at risk of collapsing as the US has been blocking appointments to its Appellate Body.T…

The continuous contraction in India's exports is likely to stop next year but the rate of growth will be subdued on account of the uncertain global trade situation due to rising protectionism. Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said the current slowdown in exp…

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