https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sluggish economies and global conflicts are taking their toll on world commerce, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said on Tuesday as it slashed its trade growth outlook for 2015. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150414/wto-slashes-global-growth-forecast-for-2015 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:49:48 +0200 wto-slashes-global-growth-forecast-for-2015 The European Union is asking the Geneva-based World Trade Organization to help settle a dispute with Russia over "excessive import duties" on refrigerators and other products. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150226/eu-seeks-wto-aid-over-russian-fridge-duties Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:38:54 +0100 eu-seeks-wto-aid-over-russian-fridge-duties Ending months of deadlock, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization agreed on Thursday to implement the first global trade reform agreement in its 19-year-history. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141127/wto-agrees-to-implement-landmark-trade-deal Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:13:00 +0100 wto-agrees-to-implement-landmark-trade-deal The Geneva-based WTO on Thursday upheld a European Union ban on imports of seal products, rejecting an appeal by Canada and Norway, in a landmark ruling that said animal welfare can trump trade. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140522/wto-backs-eu-ban-on-seal-imports Thu, 22 May 2014 19:30:00 +0200 wto-backs-eu-ban-on-seal-imports The European Union said Wednesday that it had launched a fresh challenge to Russia at the Geneva-based World Trade Organization, seeking to strike down Moscow's import duties on vans from Germany and Italy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140521/eu-challenges-russian-van-duties-at-wto Wed, 21 May 2014 17:06:00 +0200 eu-challenges-russian-van-duties-at-wto Russia on Thursday accused the United States at a World Trade Organization session in Geneva of breaching the rules of global commerce by slapping sanctions on its banking sector over the Ukraine crisis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140508/russia-complains-of-us-banking-sanctions-at-wto Thu, 08 May 2014 22:56:00 +0200 russia-complains-of-us-banking-sanctions-at-wto Global commerce is set to grow by 4.7 percent this year, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said on Monday, with recovery in rich economies expected to mitigate risks in developing nations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140414/global-economy-picking-up-speed-wto-report Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:04:00 +0200 global-economy-picking-up-speed-wto-report Seal-hunters must have the same rights as fishermen, Canada's Environment Minister Leonoa Aglukkaq insists, as her country battles a Brussels' trade ban this week at the Geneva-based World Trade Organization. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140318/canada-fights-et-seal-trade-ban-at-wto Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:38:00 +0100 canada-fights-et-seal-trade-ban-at-wto The World Trade Organization said on Thursday that negotiators have made a breakthrough in Geneva talks towards a major trade deal, just two days after the agency's chief signaled a stalemate. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131128/wto-sees-turnabout-in-trade-talks Fri, 29 Nov 2013 00:06:00 +0100 wto-sees-turnabout-in-trade-talks The World Trade Organization on Wednesday postponed a crunch meeting as round the clock efforts continued to finalize a deal ahead of a make or break summit next month. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131121/wto-delays-geneva-meeting-on-trade-summit Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:14:00 +0100 wto-delays-geneva-meeting-on-trade-summit Negotiators in Geneva are under mounting pressure to finalize a deal ahead of a WTO summit seen as a make or break moment for the body that oversees the rules of global commerce. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131113/wto-struggles-for-bali-summit-trade-deal Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:46:00 +0100 wto-struggles-for-bali-summit-trade-deal The World Trade Organization inaugurated on Sunday the opening of its expanded headquarters in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130630/wto-unveils-geneva-headquarters-expansion Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:58:00 +0200 wto-unveils-geneva-headquarters-expansion Brazil's Roberto Azevedo has beaten Mexican veteran Herminio Blanco in the race to become the new leader of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization, sources close to the process say. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130507/brazilian-diplomat-tipped-to-head-wto-sources Tue, 07 May 2013 22:49:00 +0200 brazilian-diplomat-tipped-to-head-wto-sources Pinup actress Pamela Anderson travelled to Switzerland over the weekend for appearances at nightclubs in Geneva and Basel. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130318/pamela-anderson-hosts-swiss-nightclub-soirees Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:05:45 +0100 pamela-anderson-hosts-swiss-nightclub-soirees The Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday held its first hearing on the EU's contested ban against the sale of seal products, a decision opposed by both Norway and Canada. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130218/norway-canada-defend-seal-hunt-before-wto Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:47:00 +0100 norway-canada-defend-seal-hunt-before-wto Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson is wading into a debate set to kick off in Geneva over Canada’s bid to overturn a European Union ban on seal-fur imports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130214/pamela-anderson-seeks-wto-seal-fur-ban Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:17:00 +0100 pamela-anderson-seeks-wto-seal-fur-ban The United States took the first step towards a full-blown trade dispute with India Wednesday over the solar power sector, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130206/us-challenges-india-over-solar-power-aid Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:25:00 +0100 us-challenges-india-over-solar-power-aid The last of a record nine candidates to lead the World Trade Organization finished defending their candidacies on Thursday, but the real campaign is only just getting started. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130201/candidate-campaign-for-wto-top-job-intensifies Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:07:00 +0100 candidate-campaign-for-wto-top-job-intensifies Candidates from nine mainly developing nations face off this week for the job of reviving stalled global trade talks as the new head of the World Trade Organization. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130129/nine-candidates-vie-for-top-wto-job Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:30:00 +0100 nine-candidates-vie-for-top-wto-job The Geneva-based World Trade Organization on Monday gave the green light for Antigua and Barbuda to impose sanctions on the United States in a long-running dispute over online gambling. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130128/wto-ruling-favors-caribbean-nations-in-online-gambling-dispute-with-us Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:12:00 +0100 wto-ruling-favors-caribbean-nations-in-online-gambling-dispute-with-us