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The BRICS are the new defenders of free trade, the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank
19-Sep-2025 CADTM
China, supported by other members, is multiplying free trade agreements and promoting capitalist globalisation based on free trade, even as the former powers of the North are now turning towards protectionism.
“A new global trade framework based on food sovereignty is urgent and necessary” – La Via Campesina
11-Sep-2025 La Via Campesina
On this International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements, La Via Campesina reaffirms its call for a new global trade framework rooted in food sovereignty.
The 14th Asian Business Summit joint statement
25-Jul-2025 Keidanren
At the 14th Asian Business Summit in Manila, 12 economic business stressed their interests in strengthening FTAs, promoting green transformation with diverse energy pathways, fostering innovation driven by AI and startups, and developing human resources to boost regional competitiveness. The summit advocates maintaining a rules-based international economic order and reforming the WTO.
Day of action against the WTO and FTAs: Statement of organizations in Canada and the US
12-Sep-2024 La Vía Campesina
Organizations of La Via Campesina in Canada and the United State recommit ourselves to the struggle for food sovereignty here in North America and globally, in solidarity with our movement allies.
International day of action against the WTO and free trade agreements: Call to action!
22-Aug-2024 La Vía Campesina
The 10th of September is recognized by La Via Campesina and its allies worldwide as the International Day of Action Against the World Trade Organization and Free Trade Agreements.
WTO electronic commerce agreement (draft text, Jun 2024)
11-Jul-2024
The EU’s critical minerals crusade
16-May-2024 SOMO
The EU is aggressively pursuing critical minerals globally to benefit from the energy transition, securing access via trade agreements and partnerships. Failure to address resource overconsumption risks reinforcing inequalities and intensifying extractivism.
UAE aims to conclude more CEPAS with African countries to boost trade ties
6-May-2024 The National
The UAE aims to conclude more Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAS) with African countries as the Arab world’s second largest economy continues to boost its trade ties globally.
WTO electronic commerce draft Chair’s text (27 March 2024)
2-Apr-2024
Free Trade Agreements are Failed Trade Agreements. An alternative is now urgent and necessary
27-Feb-2024 La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina’s Statement and Open call for Endorsement
WTO electronic commerce negotiations (draft chair’s text, 21 February 2024)
23-Feb-2024
Farmers’ Protest: Why are farmers demanding India’s withdrawal from WTO?
14-Feb-2024 DNA
Farmers started protesting with a new set of demands including India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization and scrapping all Free Trade Agreements.
Interim analysis of JSI E-commerce Chairs’ text 15 January 2024, INF/ECOM/85
30-Jan-2024
The 15 January 2024 chair’s text (INF/ECOM/85) for the Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on electronic commerce is to be discussed in a round from 30 January to 2 February 2024.
WTO electronic commerce draft Chair’s text (Jan 2024)
29-Jan-2024
Ethiopia working aggressively to finalize its accession to WTO, implement AfCFTA
11-Jan-2024 ENA
Ethiopia is aggressively working to finalize its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the coming three years, Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, Gebremeskel Chala remarked.
Overview of the implications for developing countries/LDCs of the JSI E-commerce text (Revision 5)
18-Dec-2023
Developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) face growing pressure to participate in and adopt the outcomes of plurilateral negotiations on electronic commerce.
WTO investment facilitation for development text (final draft, Jul 2023)
30-Nov-2023
WTO electronic commerce negotiating text (rev.5, Nov 2023)
27-Nov-2023
US drops digital trade demands at WTO to allow room for stronger tech regulation
27-Oct-2023 Reuters
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has dropped longstanding US digital trade demands in World Trade Organization talks in order to give Congress room to regulate big tech firms.
WTO 2023 plurilateral ecommerce draft consolidated revised text
24-Aug-2023
Some WTO Members are negotiating rules on ecommerce. This is the revised version of the draft consolidated text as of 4 August 2023