USTR: U.S. patience wearing ‘thin’ over lack of WTO outcomes, reform

A World Trade Organization unable to deliver multilateral or plurilateral outcomes, address non-market policies or reform the system is taxing U.S. patience, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Monday, adding that the administration will continue to seek “new avenues” for solutions. USTR on Monday released its 2025 trade policy agenda and 2024 annual report ; the latter takes up more than 300 of the 342 pages, detailing USTR’s activities last year. The trade policy agenda portion includes...