WTO: DG deeply concerned with US-China trade war, 0.2% dip in goods (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Yerevan)
The World Trade Organization on 16 April suggested that the pausing of reciprocal tariffs by the Trump administration would lead to a 0.2% decline in the volume of world merchandise trade in 2025, while its Director-General, Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said that she is "deeply concerned" over the US-China trade war.

Trade: US wants countries to pay for its provision of "global public goods" (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Yerevan)
The United States on 16 April announced that it will impose a tariff of 245% on Chinese goods entering the American market, a move that suggests that Washington could wage the most coercive tariff and trade war against China and other countries for the first time in the last 100 years, analysts and reports suggested.

UN: Greater global support needed to address urgent crisis in Haiti (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Amid a worsening humanitarian emergency in Haiti, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has urged the international community to step up and support communities uprooted by violence and instability.