Tag: WTO


  • Turkey Stalls

    Ankara has not appealed the World Trade Organization ruling on its tariffs against Chinese cars. Instead it has gone to Beijing for more time, and a domestic political row has broken out over the bill ANKARA, September 17, 2026. Turkey’s Ministry of Trade has confirmed that it is negotiating with China to extend the deadline…

  • WTO In Limbo

    With the Appellate Body still unable to hear a single case and three panel rulings appealed into the void last year, members are routing around Geneva through an interim arbitration arrangement that now counts 31 participants and is still growing. Geneva, 16 September 2026 The World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement system entered another autumn on…

  • BRICS Hits Back

    Eleven-nation bloc closes New Delhi summit with a 140-paragraph declaration condemning unilateral tariffs, doubling down on local-currency trade and setting a reform agenda for a fractured global trading system NEW DELHI, September 15, 2026 The BRICS group of emerging economies concluded its 18th summit in New Delhi on Saturday, September 13, with a unanimous, 140-paragraph…

  • EU Halts Brazil

    Brasilia threatens reciprocal measures and leans on a favorable audit as the European Union’s suspension of Brazilian beef, poultry, eggs and honey enters its second week, putting up to 2 billion dollars in annual trade at risk. BRASILIA, Sept. 14, 2026 The most consequential trade rupture between the European Union and Latin America this year…

  • Beef Ban Rift

    Brazil weighs retaliation and a WTO challenge as the EU’s antimicrobial suspension of beef, poultry, eggs and honey enters its second week, straining a Mercosur trade pact that is barely four months old. BRASILIA, September 12, 2026. Ten days into the European Union’s suspension of Brazilian beef, poultry, eggs and honey, the two sides remain…

  • WTO Lifeline

    Cambodia’s entry into the WTO’s stand in appeals system pushes global trade coverage past 60 percent, reviving hope for enforceable dispute rulings while Washington keeps the Appellate Body dark. GENEVA, September 11, 2026 Cambodia has become the 62nd member of the World Trade Organization to sign onto the Multi Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement, the…

  • MPIA Adds Ally

    Cambodia becomes the 62nd WTO member to sign on to the interim appeals pact, lifting its coverage to 60.4 percent of world trade as the Appellate Body enters its seventh year of paralysis and dispute settlement reform stalls. By Peacock Tariff Consulting Trade Desk | peacocktariffconsulting.com | September 10, 2026 A small economy makes a…

  • Trade Ticks Up

    The WTO’s Goods Trade Barometer climbs to 102 as merchandise flows hold above trend, defying a record surge in tariffs, import bans, and subsidies worldwide GENEVA, September 10, 2026. Global goods trade is not just surviving the most turbulent trade policy environment in a generation. By the World Trade Organization’s own measure, it is quietly…

  • WTO Backs EU

    Dispute Settlement Body adopts panel report largely upholding EU anti-dumping duties on Indonesian fatty acid, handing Brussels a rules-based win while ordering a narrow fix to its dumping calculations By the International Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting GENEVA, Aug. 31, 2026. The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body on Friday formally adopted the panel report in…

  • Citric Squeeze

    The Eurasian Economic Union opens an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese citric acid, joining a widening global front of trade defense actions against the world’s dominant supplier MOSCOW AND ASTANA, August 29, 2026 The Eurasian Economic Union has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of citric acid from China, opening a new front in what has…