Trade Dispute Current Affairs, GK & News

Japan to join Five Eyes Network

December 29, 2020

The Five Eyes network comprises of five nations namely Australia, Canada, Britain, US and New Zealand. Japan is now to join the Five Eyes network to become the sixth eye. About Five Eyes The Five Eyes network collaborated to respond against the increasing threats by China and North Korea. The Five Eyes countries are parties ..

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United States shuts down WTO appeal court

December 10, 2019

The Appeal Court of the World Trade Organization that acts as trade dispute settlement body for the members was shut down by the United States on December 9, 2019. The seven-member body that was cut down to a 3-member body in 2018 is now completely blocked by the United States. Without WTO’s appellate body, the ..

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Updates on ongoing US-China Trade Wars

August 3, 2019

As a fallout of the ongoing US-China trade wars, the data released by the Wall Street Journal has shown that China is no longer the top trading partner of the United States. While China is the world’s foremost manufacturing powerhouse and the world’s second-largest economy, the United States is the financial capital of the world ..

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G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy

June 9, 2019

G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy is being held from 8 June- 9 June 2019 in Japanese city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Tsukuba is Japan’s one of main academic and research centers. Key Highlights Background: Japan has assumed its 1st ever rotating presidency in G20 thus a series of various ministerial meetings ..

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