Brazil, US move closer to trade deal

IANS | October 1, 2026 12:39 PM

Milwaukee, Oct 1 (IANS) Brazil and the United States are moving closer towards a trade agreement and will work in the coming weeks to define the scope of negotiations, including tariffs, non-tariff barriers, quotas and safeguards, a senior Brazilian minister has said.

Brazil pushes WTO reform, opposes coercive tariffs

IANS | October 1, 2026 11:52 AM

Milwaukee, Oct 1 (IANS) A senior Brazilian minister has called for urgent reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and universal rules governing global commerce, arguing that tariffs should not be used as instruments of coercion or discrimination.

G20 trade meet exposes fault lines over global rules

IANS | October 1, 2026 11:47 AM

Milwaukee, Oct 1 (IANS) A meeting of G20 trade ministers in Milwaukee has opened a wider debate over the future rules of global commerce, with the United States pressing major economies to reconsider long-established trade principles while seeking coordinated action against industrial overcapacity, forced labour and vulnerabilities in global supply chains.

India-EU FTA: Progress on trade deal and tech council reviewed, says Piyush Goyal

IANS | October 1, 2026 11:35 AM

Milwaukee, Oct 1 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that he met European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting here and reviewed progress towards the signing and entry into force of the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA).

Poland flags weaponisation of farm trade at G20 trade meet (IANS Exclusive)

IANS | October 1, 2026 11:32 AM

Milwaukee, Oct 1 (IANS) Poland raised concerns at the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting over what it called the “weaponisation of trade in agricultural products”, saying Russia’s war against Ukraine and disruption of Black Sea trade had distorted global food supplies and hurt the Ukrainian economy.