Tag: Trade Facilitation Agreement WTO

• Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 12:04 UTC

  The possibility of a “no deal Brexit is uncomfortably high”, wars Carney

  

  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday Britain faces an “uncomfortably high” risk of leaving the European Union with no deal, comments that drove sterling to an 11-day low against the dollar.

• 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.