Tag: WTO

GENEVAThe World Trade Organization chief Thursday “warmly” welcomed the US’ readiness to engage in a temporary intellectual property agreements waiver to help in combating COVID-19 and hailed the decision by India and South African to revise a WTO proposal on this.WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala issued a statement the day ...

Washington; Twelve Republican lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to not support a proposal by India and South Africa before the World Trade Organisation to temporarily waive some Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.If the US gives up intellectual property rights, it will ...

WASHINGTON — The White House says the U.S. trade representative will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed COVID-19 vaccines from being more widely distributed. The White House has been under intense pressure to join an effort ...

WASHINGTON, Mar 27: The White House is considering supporting a move by India and South Africa before the World Trade Organization on emergency temporary waiver of some Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) rules so that greater supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, and diagnostic tests can be produced ...

Washington:A group of lawmakers in the US have urged President Joe Biden to support the move by India and South Africa before the World Trade Organization for emergency temporary waiver of some Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) rules to enable greater production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines, ...

ANKARAChina on Wednesday slammed the Indian move to ban 43 more mobile apps, including those with Chinese background, arguing that New Delhi has “violated market principles”.“The ban is a violation of market principles and WTO rules. India should immediately correct this discriminatory practice,” China’s Foreign Ministry ...

ANKARAChina on Wednesday slammed the Indian move to ban 43 more mobile apps, including those with Chinese background, arguing that New Delhi has “violated market principles”.“The ban is a violation of market principles and WTO rules. India should immediately correct this discriminatory practice,” China’s Foreign Ministry ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—A group of developing countries, led by South Africa and India, say they will press at the World Trade Organization this week to free Covid-19 vaccines from patent protections so they can be more accessible and affordable for poor countries. The pandemic requires a temporary suspension of the ...

BJP Demands Congress Apology Over ‘Conspiracy Theory’ After Minister Admits Pakistan Role in Pulwama AttackThe admission by Pakistani minister Fawad Chaudhry that Pakistan was responsible for the 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack has exposed the Congress and its leaders who must now tender an apology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ...