World Trade Organization

Sugar tax could leave PHL vulnerable to WTO complaints — DFA

Economy

Jun 152017

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned that the Department of Finance’s (DoF’s) plan to tax sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is allegedly discriminatory to foreign products and may leave the country vulnerable to a World Trade Organization complaint.

WTO stresses “trade for development”

Economy

Jul 182013

AS global trade is increasingly affected by technological progress, demographic shifts, availability of natural resources, government policies, and developing nations’ progress, the World Trade Organization stresses “trade for development.”