World Trade Organization to be led by a woman for first time

Published: October 8, 2020

Established in 1995, the World Trade Organization has not yet had an opportunity to run under a woman director. For the first time, in its history the WTO will be led by woman. The selection committee of the organization has announced that South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee and Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo Iweala are the two finalists ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Dispute Settlement Body • Ministerial Conference • Trade policy • Women Empowerment • World Trade Organisation • WTO Dispute Settlement

WTO Dispute Settlement Panel to review India’s Sugar Subsidy

Published: August 19, 2019

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has announced setting up of dispute settlement panel to review India’s sugar subsidy as requested by Brazil, Australia and Guatemala. What are the Objections against India? The countries allege that: India has massively increased the level of domestic support under its support regime for sugarcane and sugar. India has almost doubled ..

Topics: Agriculture • Dispute resolution • Dispute Settlement Body • Ethanol fuel • Food and drink • Indian Sugar Subsidy Questioned in WTO • Sugar • sugar industry • Sugarcane • World government • World Trade Organisation • World Trade Organization • WTO Dispute Settlement

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