The World Trade Organization is sharply increasing its forecast for global merchandise trade growth this year to 3.9%.

GENEVA, March 26 (Reuters) - The head of the World Trade Organization said on ‌Thursday the multilateral system has fundamentally changed and ‌that countries must look to the future to consider how to ...

Merchandise trade shows 'surprising' resilience amid Middle East conflict, economist says, as same shock dents services forecast The World Trade Organization (WTO) has nearly doubled its forecast for ...

The WTO and World Bank presented the TS4D initiative at a regional conference in Manila focused on trade in services and ...

The future of global trade is unlikely to feature a reformed and revitalized WTO. Instead, we face a fragmented landscape defined by geopolitical blocs and competing regulatory spheres.

India has proposed eight safeguards for plurilateral agreements at the WTO. These safeguards aim to preserve consensus-based decision making and the multilateral charter. Non-participants' rights and ...

2026 could be the year Uzbekistan finally joins the World Trade Organization (WTO). In November 2025, Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev said after a meeting of the Working Party that ...

A strengthened multilateral trading system could increase global GDP by an estimated US$ 3 trillion (3%) by 2050, while lack of reforms to modernize the World Trade Organization (WTO), could led to a ...

Global trade volume growth in 2025 is expected to hit 2.4%, up sharply from a previous estimate. For 2026, however, the organization slashed its previous expectation of 1.8% trade volume growth to a ...

Vietnam actively and responsibly participates in the WTO’s agenda and supports its coordinating role in promoting inclusive and balanced global trade for peace, cooperation and development, while ...