Euractiv/Reuters: WTO strikes global trade deals after 'roller coaster' talks
The World Trade Organization agreed on the first change to global trading rules in years on Friday (17 June) as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in a series of pledges that were heavy on compromise.
The deals were forged in the early hours of the sixth day of a conference of more than 100 trade ministers that was seen as a test of the ability of nations to strike multilateral trade deals amid geopolitical tensions heightened by the Ukraine war.
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WNU Editor: The story that caught my eye at this WTO announcement was Russia's announcement that it will not be leaving the WTO.
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WTO Reaches Deals on Covid Vaccine IP Waiver, Fishery, E-Commerce, Food Security -- Bloomberg
WTO breaks negotiating slump with package of deals -- Politico
WTO passes 'unprecedented' trade package following protracted talks -- UPI
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