Tag: Roberto Azevedo

• Thursday, May 26th 2016 - 05:33 UTC

  WTO chief warns UK would have to renegotiate membership if Brexit wins

  

  Britain would face grueling negotiations to set the terms of its World Trade Organization membership if it decided to leave the European Union, the group's chief warned in Thursday's Financial Times.

• Monday, December 21st 2015 - 07:37 UTC

  Groundbreaking WTO agreement on elimination of agriculture export subsidies

  

  World Trade Organization, or WTO, reached a groundbreaking accord in Kenya on Saturday which obliges developed countries to eliminate subsidies for their agricultural exports as requested by the least developed nations to protect their farmers.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 06:38 UTC

  WTO celebrates major deal which puts trade negotiations 'back on track'

  

  After many years of talking, the World Trade Organization (WTO) pulled off a major deal last week that the body said could boost global commerce by one trillion dollars annually. The deal is the first multilateral trade agreement in the organization’s 20-year history. Agreement has been difficult to reach because WTO deals require the unanimous backing of its 160 member countries.

• Wednesday, August 6th 2014 - 08:54 UTC

  US and India clash over food security clause at WTO and suspends TFA protocol

  

  The failure of the two major players in global trade negotiations to bridge their differences has put paid to the adoption of the protocol of amendment for implementation of the contested Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) for the time being.

• Saturday, December 7th 2013 - 06:51 UTC

  Following marathon negotiations WTO reaches global deal to boost commerce

  

  The World Trade Organization has agreed its first ever global deal aimed at boosting commerce. The agreement reached in Bali, Indonesia, simplifies trade procedures and also makes it easier for the poorest countries to sell their goods.

• Friday, September 6th 2013 - 01:17 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez meets WTO chief and blasts world powers ‘protectionism’

  

  With a busy agenda prior to her G20 Summit address, Argentine President Cristina Fernández renewed her criticism of so called world powers’ “protectionism” and warned about a “crisis of the multilateral system” both in the economic and political arenas.

• Monday, June 17th 2013 - 21:30 UTC

  Latinamerica and Mercosur, priorities of Brazil foreign policy ratifies Rousseff

  

  President Dilma Rousseff ratified Latinamerica and Mercosur as Brazil’s foreign policy priorities, but at the same time emphasizing the ‘excellent relations’ with the United States and the European Union.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2013 - 23:00 UTC

  New WTO chief says it’s time for ‘modulating’ ambition and pushing protectionism back

  

  Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo vowed to revive the deadlocked World Trade Organisation, as he was confirmed this week as the incoming leader of the body which sets the rules for global commerce.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 09:40 UTC

  First Latinamerican and BRIC representative next head of WTO

  

  Brazil's Roberto Azevedo has won the race to become the next head of the World Trade Organization, the first candidate from Latinamerica and from the BRIC club of emerging economies to take the job.

• Monday, May 6th 2013 - 07:36 UTC

  Paraguay supports Mexican candidate for WTO; ignores Brazilian hopeful

  

  Paraguay made public in Geneva its support for Mexico’s candidate Herminio Blanco as the next Director General of the World Trade Organization. The other hopeful who reached the final round is from Brazil, Roberto Azevedo. On Tuesday it should be known who will succeed the current head Pascal Lamy as of next September.