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World+Biz

Covid-19: WB, IMF, WHO, WTO task force first meeting on vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics for developing countries

World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

TRIPS transition for LDCs extended by 13 years

Vials labelled "Covid-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

WTO boss sees way for deal to speed Covid vaccines for poor nations

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
China

Australian PM calls for WTO reform as tensions with China mount

A health worker prepares a dose of vaccine at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, April 5, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WTO panel considers easing protections on Covid-19 vaccines

An employee works at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer during a visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured) to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, in Puurs, Belgium April 23, 2021. John Thys /Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Resisting patent waiver, EU submits vaccine plan to WTO

The World Trade Organization headquarters (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
World+Biz

Backers of WTO vaccine waiver ask opponents to join talks - document

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee during a hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US, April 28, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Vaccine waiver talks a chance for WTO to show its relevance - US trade chief Tai

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he arrives at Newcastle, Delaware U.S., February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Coronavirus chronicle

Can Biden’s vaccine patent waiver end the pandemic?

It’s more than a fear of needles. Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty via Bloomberg
Coronavirus chronicle

WTO vaccine waiver could take months to negotiate, faces opposition -experts

The World Trade Organization headquarters (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Global Economy

World trade to increase by 8% in 2021: WTO

A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters next to a red traffic light in Geneva, Switzerland, October 2, 2018. Photo:Reuters
World+Biz

WTO hikes 2021 trade growth forecast, but Covid-19 risks linger

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Trade Organization headquarters (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
World+Biz

US appeals WTO decision in South Korea trade dispute