Tag: Global Trade
Staple foods demand spikes amidst COVID-19 lockdown: WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat's latest report looks at the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on world agricultural trade.
The outbreak of COVID-19, and...
Global trade improving gradually; WTO Goods Trade Barometer
The latest readings at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer suggest that world merchandise trade has likely registered a historic fall in...
Uncertainty magnified global trade costs; WTO Report
The WTO Secretariat has released a new information note warning about potential trade cost increases due to COVID-19 disruptions.
The note discusses the effect of...
Manmade disasters most dangerous to global supply chains; McKinsey
According to McKinsey & Co says that businesses risk losing more than 40% of annual profit once a decade in a world affected by...
Apple beats European Union in Tax Battle
US-based American multinational technology company, Apple has won its appeal against a decision by the European Commission that it owes Irish $14.9 billion in...
WTO, ICC and Saudi B20 warns trading world
The gaps between supply and demand in trade finance could seriously impede trade's ability to support Post-COVID-19 economic recovery and the private and public...