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NBR moves to align tariff structure with WTO commitments

As part of NBR’s initial measures, customs duties on six items have been reduced

Director-General of the WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at the opening ceremony of the MC12, at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, in Geneva, in 2022. The upcoming MC13 will have immense importance for Bangladesh.

WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks

File Photo: A World Trade Organization (WTO) logo is pictured on their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Bangladesh, India, Egypt call for TRIPS review with focus on development

G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 29, 2024.Photographer: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg

Global fragmentation on display in talks at WTO and G-20

Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during the opening ceremony of the WTO ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/File Photo

WTO talks deadline extended again with talks deadlocked

Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala arrives to attend the opening of the WTO ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Emma Farge

WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes, with global trade at 'critical juncture'

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as new WTO Director-General, 1 March 2021. Photo: WTO/Bryan Lehmann

World Trade Organization to open biennial meeting in the United Arab Emirates as challenges loom

WTO's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where the last MC12 was held.

The WTO’s FDI challenge

Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken 17 February 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration//File Photo

India's stance on data transfers at WTO spooks chip giants

WTO draft on fishing bar to Bangladesh fishermen: Experts

WTO draft on fishing bar to Bangladesh fishermen: Experts

Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, as it sails in the Strait of Gibraltar towards the port of Algeciras, Spain January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

Global goods trade rebounds on demand for cars: WTO

Pacific Rim leaders have once again showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza in the two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Photo: Reuters

Despite divisions over global wars, Apec leaders back WTO reform

Two foreign-flagged vessels departed the Chittagong port on Tuesday (24 October) with 50% cargo capacity owing to complications over obtaining mandatory waiver certification. Representational image: TBS

Bangladesh to enjoy trade benefits beyond 2026