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Australia wants G20 to focus more on trade after WTO deal collapse

05/08/2014

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Australia is urging the Group of 20 advanced and emerging countries to put more emphasis on boosting global trade in their proposals for economic growth, particularly in the wake of last week's collapsed World Trade Organization customs pact.

Solar industry, users split over anti-dumping

05/08/2014

Even as finance minister Arun Jaitley is expected to take a decision on whether to impose anti-dumping duty on import of solar cells by mid-August, the domestic industry seems split in the middle over the issue.

Global Trade Talks Suffer Another Setback

05/08/2014

The collapse last week of a global trade agreement on simplifying customs rules will make it much harder for the World Trade Organization to finish its much-delayed Doha round of negotiations, which has a much broader agenda to lower tariffs and reduce barriers to trade.

U.S. Hits China Solar Firms

05/08/2014

NEW DELHI—The U.S. is shaking up the solar-equipment industry by imposing heavy antidumping tariffs on Chinese panel makers, a move that is benefiting not just producers at home but also those operating in Asia and encouraging them to expand.

Nine reasons why India's WTO veto shocked the world

05/08/2014

(Reuters) - India's tough diplomacy blocked a landmark world trade treaty late on Thursday, despite last-ditch talks to rescue what would have been the first global trade reform since the creation of the World Trade Organization 19 years ago.

India says WTO deal not dead, can sign in Sept if concerns addressed

05/08/2014

(Reuters) - India is willing to sign a global trade deal, which it has torpedoed, if other World Trade Organization members can agree to its parallel demand for concessions on stockpiling food, senior officials in New Delhi said on Friday.

VN exports face tough challenges

01/08/2014

HA NOI (VNS) — Low value adds, poor quality of exports and heavy dependence on raw material imports along with poor processing facilities and transportation were affecting the country's export quality and efficiency.

Some WTO members discussing customs deal without India: sources

01/08/2014

(Reuters) - A group of World Trade Organization (WTO) members has informally discussed adopting a global overhaul of customs rules without India if New Delhi goes ahead with threats to block the deal, sources familiar with the talks said on Thursday.