A group of 17 WTO members – counting the 28-nation EU as one – negotiating tariff cuts on select environmental goods will engage in a busy schedule of consultations over the coming weeks in a bid to secure a deal in time for a ministerial meeting in early December. Several sources confirmed that...

A group of 17 WTO members negotiating a tariff-liberalising Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) are ramping up efforts to finalise the deal later this year, following another round of talks last week that reportedly saw good progress. However, many sources also acknowledge that the pace would need...

Leaders from the G-20 coalition of advanced and emerging economies concluded two days of high-level meetings in China on Monday with a pledge to implement a new “Hangzhou Consensus” – a set of policies aimed at shoring up global economic and trade growth, boosting confidence, and responding to anti...

A group of countries participating in a tariff-liberalising effort on green goods trade have identified a series of steps geared towards securing a deal by the end of the year, following a round of talks held last week in Geneva, Switzerland. According to several trade watchers, another “highlight...

Delegates from 17 WTO members negotiating an Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) continued efforts to identify a list of items to be covered by the tariff-cutting deal during a meeting held last week in Geneva, Switzerland, with sources reporting a good atmosphere despite some continued divergences...