Ethiopia: WTO Commends Ethiopia's Progress Toward Membership

Ethiopia: WTO Commends Ethiopia's Progress Toward Membership

Addis Ababa -- The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has praised Ethiopia for its sustained efforts and commitment in the accession process to join the global trade body.

China says hopes to boost trade cooperation with US

BEIJING — China wishes to strengthen economic cooperation with the United States to avoid "vicious competition," commerce minister Wang Wentao told...

WTO members gather in Yaounde amid deep divisions and calls for reform

The World Trade Organization’s 166 members opened a key ministerial conference in Cameroon’s capital on Thursday, sharply divided over the future of the institution as geopolitical tensions, protectionism and the fallout fromthe Middle East war cast a shadow over global trade.

US, EU seek WTO reform as meet starts - The Times of India

The World Trade Organization's ministerial meeting in Cameroon will focus on reforming the 30-year-old body. The US and EU aim to expand talks to new issues and recognize plurilateral agreements, while India will advocate for farm trade reforms and preserve the WTO's core principles, prioritizing small farmers and policy space for developing economies.

WTO reform start is priority for Moscow at ministerial conference

According to head of the Russian delegation Nikolay Platonov, Moscow is not satisfied that members of the organization do not perform their obligations within the WTO framework to the full extent

What the US Really Wants from MC14 in Yaoundé

The WTO reform agenda is a distraction. The real prize is dismantling MFN through plurilateral precedents. Credit: WTOBy Chien Yen Goh and Kinda MohamadiehGENEVA, Mar 24 2026 (IPS) As trade ministers gather in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) on 26–29 March 2026, the preparatory process has produced a dense fog of competing reform proposals, draft ministerial statements, and work plans. The facilitator-led cons…