Explainer: What's Included in the WTO's Fishing Subsidies Agreement?
[By Fermin Koop] It has taken more than 20 years, but government representatives at the World Tra...
Stay updated with breaking news from Varda Group. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
[By Fermin Koop] It has taken more than 20 years, but government representatives at the World Tra...
Talks aimed at curbing harmful subsidies for fisheries concluded in Geneva in the first multilateral trade agreement the World Trade Organization (WTO) has struck in almost a decade. The body’s Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) was scheduled for June 12–15, but overtime negotiations didn’t conclude until early June 17. It is the first time WTO members […]
The WTO was still pushing for a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies on Tuesday but some fear it could slip through the net. Some diplomats accused India of stifling agreement on a whole range of issues being thrashed out at the talks, including fisheries. Negotiations towards banni ..
Twenty years is a long time to talk about fish. But hopes that World Trade Organization (WTO) members would finally reach a meaningful agreement to ban subsidies that enable overfishing at the Ministerial Conference (MC12) this year were dashed Friday when organizers postponed the event indefinitely, due to concerns over the novel Omicron COVID-19 variant. […]