Trade
World Trade Chiefs Pull Talks From Brink With E-Commerce Deal
- Lone breakthrough after intense week of talks in Abu Dhabi
- Negotiators failed to conclude agriculture, fisheries deals
The World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The World Trade Organization agreed to extend a moratorium on e-commerce tariffs for two years after marathon negotiations in Abu Dhabi, while failing to secure deals on other contentious trade issues including a crackdown on agriculture and fisheries subsidies.