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 US President-elect Donald Trump will talk with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann on the phone in the coming days, the latter told Swiss broadcaster RTS on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161205/swiss-president-to-talk-trade-with-trump Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:36:17 +0100 swiss-president-to-talk-trade-with-trump The head of the World Trade Organization said on Thursday he had received no indication the United States would move to leave the WTO under Donald Trump's administration. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161125/wto-chief-i-dont-know-what-trumps-trade-policies-are Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:31:23 +0100 wto-chief-i-dont-know-what-trumps-trade-policies-are The head of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said on Wednesday he stood ready to work with Donald Trump's administration following a US election campaign that saw the former reality TV star rail against global trade. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161109/trade-body-head-ready-to-work-with-trump Wed, 09 Nov 2016 17:44:02 +0100 trade-body-head-ready-to-work-with-trump Global foreign direct investment is expected to rebound in 2015 after falling 16 percent last year due to a fragile world economy and political and military crises, the UN said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150625/global-foreign-investment-expected-to-rebound Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:31:19 +0200 global-foreign-investment-expected-to-rebound 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 Switzerland is relatively plugged into e-business conducted on the internet but it still lags behind Scandinavian countries, Canada, Australia, South Korea and other countries when it comes to ease of online shopping, a UN report released on Tuesday said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150325/switzerland-lags-behind-best-for-internet-biz-un Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:30:08 +0100 switzerland-lags-behind-best-for-internet-biz-un 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 global economy will see only modest growth this year, a Geneva-based UN agency said on Wednesday, calling for wage hikes to boost the demand and investment needed to move towards true recovery. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140910/wage-hikes-needed-to-boost-global-economy Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:19:00 +0200 wage-hikes-needed-to-boost-global-economy 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 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 Geneva-based World Trade Organization on Monday ruled in favour of the European Union in a bitter battle with Canada and Norway over its ban on the import and sale of seal products. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131125/wto-sides-with-eu-over-seal-products-ban Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:51:00 +0100 wto-sides-with-eu-over-seal-products-ban 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 Switzerland is one of the best places in the world to grow old, according to a UN-backed study that ranks the mountain country as among the top places on the planet when it comes to life expectancy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131001/poverty-clouds-health-status-of-swiss-elderly Wed, 02 Oct 2013 01:26:00 +0200 poverty-clouds-health-status-of-swiss-elderly United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has nominated former Kenyan minister and member of parliament Mukhisa Kituyi to lead the UN's Geneva-based trade and development body when the current chief steps down at the end of August. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130516/kenyan-nominated-to-head-unctad Thu, 16 May 2013 15:04:00 +0200 kenyan-nominated-to-head-unctad Roberto Azevedo of Brazil was named as the new head of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization on Wednesday, vowing to battle economic protectionism and break the deadlock in talks aimed at liberalizing global commerce. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130508/brazils-azevedo-named-to-head-wto Thu, 09 May 2013 00:20:00 +0200 brazils-azevedo-named-to-head-wto The World Trade Organisation is close to chosing its next leader in a final round pitting Brazil against Mexico, with the winner facing the tough task of restoring the clout of global commerce's rule-setting body. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130505/wto-to-pick-new-leader-to-revive-trade-talks Sun, 05 May 2013 11:12:00 +0200 wto-to-pick-new-leader-to-revive-trade-talks