Skechers says it can’t predict trade-war impact, pulls outlook

WTO | 2025 News items

The Committee considered the following Agreements: The Chair of the Committee, Ambassador José Valencia of Ecuador, noted that 61 RTAs in force have still not been notified to the WTO up to 2 June 2025 – up from 58 RTAs on the previous list. The Chair outlined the informal consultations he recently held with members...

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Timor-Leste kicks off negotiations to join Government Procurement Agreement

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

At a meeting on 18 June of the Committee on Government Procurement, parties to the Government Procurement Agreement 2012 (GPA 2012) welcomed steps taken by Timor-Leste to kick-start negotiations to join the Agreement. Timor-Leste, which joined the WTO less than a year ago, is the first least developed country to officially launch the accession process...

Techfino Secures Rs 65 Crore Funding For MSME Lending Expansion

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

New Delhi, Jun 19 (KNN) Non-banking financial company Techfino has raised Rs 65 crore in funding from Stellaris Venture Partners and Saison Capital, the venture capital arm of Tokyo-listed financial services firm Credit Saison. The tech-enabled NBFC plans to utilise the capital to expand its branch network, enhance its technology platform, and scale its secured lending...

Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over two years ago — and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. And its stock price soared. During that period, the world’s leading high-performance GPU maker...

Stripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project,...