World Trade Organization in trouble: What you need to know
14 December 2019 |
3:16 pm
The World Trade Organization is facing the biggest crisis in its 25-year history. The US has blocked the hiring of judges to the WTO's appeals body — which rules in trade disputes — to the point where just one remains.
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