World Trade Organisation (WTO)

If current figures hold through the fourth quarter, the WTO projects global merchandise trade will only fall by 9.2% in 2020.

The WTO has found that the US breached global trading rules by imposing multibillion-dollar tariffs in its trade war with China.

The Shanghai Composite Index hints at an uptrend as the new Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) was formalised last week.

SINGAPORE (Dec 9): Last week was not a good one for world trade and it is only going to get worse.

(Dec 9): In what has become a normal week, US President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on friends, foes and innocent bystanders. This includes the French, and several Latin American countries. He has indicated that a China trade deal may be off unti

(Oct 1): The World Trade Organization cut its global trade growth forecast for this year to the weakest level in a decade, warning that further rounds of tariffs in an environment of heightened uncertainty could spark a “destructive cycle of recriminati

(July 6): Donald Trump’s election as US president sparked warnings of damaging trade wars and an end to globalisation as we know it.

SINGAPORE (Nov 8): US presidential hopeful Donald Trump says countries in Asia such as China, India and Singapore are stealing jobs from Americans, and vows to stop “job-killing” trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).