WTO reform talks resume this month as members target decisions by 2028
By Cynthia Kroet and Ryan Harrison ( September 14, 2026, 10:00 GMT | Comment) -- World Trade Organization members are set to resume discussions on reform in Geneva this month, with a focus on bridging differences over industrial subsidies, development and decision making. Set against a backdrop of increasingly hostile international trade relations fueled by the US tariffs, the meetings will be judged on whether they can lead to a credible work program ahead of the next ministerial conference in 2028.World Trade Organization members are set to resume discussions this month to tackle long-standing institutional problems that have undermined the body's ability to enforce its rules against a backdrop of commercial brinkmanship fueled by US President Donald Trump's tariff regime. ...
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