Trade: India tells DG WTO reforms serve interests of industrialized countries (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
At a meeting convened by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Visakhapatnam on 14 November, India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, conveyed to the World Trade Organization's Director-General that ongoing discussions on WTO reform appear to be framed in a manner that serves the interests of the advanced industrialized countries.

Trade: US secures farm access, investment pledge in Swiss trade framework (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States signed a non-binding bilateral trade framework agreement with Switzerland and Liechtenstein on 14 November.

Climate: COP30 President outlines mode of work for final week of Belem talks (PRIV)
(Hilary Kung and Meena Raman, Belem)
The COP30 President, Ambassador Andre Aranha Correa do Lago of Brazil, convened a plenary meeting of the governing bodies of the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, evening of 15 November, to outline the mode of work for the final week of the climate talks, saying that this is "towards a strong and successful work in Belem".

Climate: Unilateral trade measures hinder climate ambition, says South (PRIV)
(Hilary Kung, Belem)
Developing countries at the on-going climate talks in Belem said that unilateral trade measures (UTMs) would "hinder [climate] ambition, violate the right to development, and exacerbate poverty, clearly attacking the very concept of just transitions."