WTO e-commerce talks participants announce ‘substantial conclusion’

Ed note: This story has been updated after publication to better reflect what is in the text. The co-conveners of the plurilateral World Trade Organization e-commerce initiative announced on Wednesday a “substantial conclusion” of their negotiations, although a handful of issues – related to telecommunications services, e-payments and some information and communication technology products – remain in the to-be-finished pile. Australia, Singapore and Japan co-lead the e-commerce joint statement initiative, which began in January 2019. Nearly 90 WTO members...