Economics

The WTO Faces a New Threat From Trump, This Time Over Its Budget

  • The U.S. is threatening to block the WTO’s biennial budget
  • American representative critical over WTO’s compensation
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The Trump administration on Friday criticized the World Trade Organization’s compensation structure for appellate body members, laying out a case for potentially blocking the institution’s budget and effectively halting its work starting next year.