Trade : Trump unveils "reciprocal tariff policy", damaging global trade (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
United States President Donald Trump on 2 April announced an offensive reciprocal tariff policy, claiming that it would herald a new "Golden Age" for America after being allegedly "ripped off" and "cheated" by "both friend and foe alike", while breaking with its eighty-year-old trade orthodoxy based on the most-favoured-nation (MFN) framework.

Plant Treaty : South calls for better MLS governance (PRIV)
(TWN, Rome)
Developing countries have called for better governance of the Multilateral System (MLS) on Access and Benefit-sharing of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Plant Treaty).

IP : Gilead amends Lenacapavir patent claims in attempt to save application (PRIV)
(Prathibha Sivasubramanian, New Delhi)
Gilead Sciences has narrowed its patent claims on Lenacapavir (LEN) following opposition from civil society organizations (CSOs).