Trade Minister Todd McClay reappointed Vice Chair of WTO Ministerial Conference, reinforcing New Zealand’s influence in next-generation trade negotiations.

FILE PHOTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization attends an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani/File Photo ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration created on March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) -China's mission to the World Trade Organization ...

A central fault line in the coming years will be whether MFN and consensus survive in their current form. There is credible ...

The US tariff shock has heightened trade uncertainty in Asia, with Washington targeting not only illicit transshipment but also rules of origin. Most Asian economies have avoided escalating tensions, ...

“We are witnessing firsthand what happens in a world without rules. A major power comes and says, ‘Invest $300 billion. Otherwise, we will impose tariffs and withdraw security guarantees.’ Abandoning ...

It is not every day that a former chief trade negotiator for the U.S. and the titular leader of the U.S. foreign policy establishment urges the abandonment of a rule-based international trading system ...

Rising external imbalances in the Asia Pacific are again threatening regional and global financial stability. With the United States retreating from trade liberalisation, APEC must use its unique ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Monday that some of the United States' criticisms of the multilateral trading system were valid. "I think that a lot of the ...