- WTO talks in Yaounde ended without agreement on key issues: reform, agriculture, and the e-commerce customs duties moratorium.
- The moratorium on customs duties for cross-border digital transmissions expired after members failed to reach a deal, disappointing developed countries and the US.
- Brazil blocked the e-commerce moratorium extension over lack of progress in agriculture talks.
- The WTO remains in crisis, with deep divisions, stalled negotiations, and rising protectionism undermining its role in global trade regulation.
- The expiration of the moratorium does not automatically impose tariffs, as individual countries can still choose not to levy duties on digital trade.
Source: africanews.com
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