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WTO reform urgent as global trade faces inflection point, status quo not sustainable: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The World Trade Organization (WTO) needs urgent structural reform as the global trading system undergoes rapid economic and technological shifts, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said, warning that maintaining the current framework is no longer viable, AFP reported.Speaking in Geneva on Wednesday, Okonjo-Iweala said the global trade body and the broader multilateral…

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RBI monetary policy: Repo rate kept at 5.25% – what’s the GDP, inflation outlook & what does status quo mean for your EMIs, fixed deposits?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in line with expectations from market analysts and economists. The decision to hold the repo rate was driven by resilient GDP growth and benign inflation, amid global headwinds.“After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic conditions…

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