Mattel halts outlook amid ‘evolving U.S. tariff landscape,’ keeps buyback plans

WTO | 2025 News items

On 10 June, members also participated in an event under the “Simply Services” series, which serves as an informal platform for sharing the latest developments in trade in services (see below). Thematic session on good regulatory practices An informal thematic session on good regulatory practices (GRPs) was held on 12-13 June, as agreed at the...

Kenya’s Strathmore University wins John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition

AIMPWAJune 18, 2025

The WTO co-hosted the Final Oral Round of the 23rd edition of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO law between 10 and 14 June. Strathmore University, Kenya, emerged as the overall winner of the competition, with West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, India, finishing as the runner-up. Source link

WTO | Trade policy review -Colombia2025

AIMPWAJune 18, 2025

The following documents are available: Secretariat report A detailed report written independently by the WTO Secretariat. Government report A policy statement by the government of the member under review. From the meeting The Secretariat and Government reports are discussed by the WTO’s full membership in the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB). Concluding remarks Background Trade...

GTRI Flags Steel Import Policy Shift, Warns Of Disruption To MSMEs

AIMPWAJune 18, 2025

New Delhi, Jun 18 (KNN) The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has raised concerns over a recent directive issued by the Ministry of Steel, warning that it could significantly disrupt operations for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) reliant on imported semi-finished steel. The new order, issued on June 13, mandates that raw materials and...

After Shopify bought his last startup, Birk Jernström wants to help developers build one-person unicorns

AIMPWAJune 18, 2025

Sam Altman and “his tech CEO friends” have a betting pool on the year we will see the first one-person billion-dollar company. The idea of a single person reaching a billion-dollar valuation for a startup would have been unthinkable without AI. But single-person, AI-first businesses have been sprouting all over the tech industry and Birk...