CSIS Americas Fellow Diego Marroquin Bitar analyzes the current North American digital trade framework ahead of the 2026 ...

A prohibition on taxing digital downloads expired, after members of the World Trade Organization concluded their annual ...

The e-commerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organization members which bans customs duties being applied to electronic transmissions such as digital downloads and streaming.

The WTO’s fourteenth Ministerial Conference, held in Yaoundé in March 2026, was expected to reaffirm a rules-based global ...

At Yaoundé, the failure to renew the WTO’s long-standing moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions exposed deep divisions over digital trade rules and highlight ...

WTO e-commerce moratorium lapse gives India scope to tax digital imports, but experts warn legal, valuation and enforcement ...

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala described the agreement as a “critical step” toward modernizing global trade governance.

By Olivia Le Poidevin YAOUNDE, March 28 (Reuters) - A group of World Trade Organization members agreed on Saturday to ...

Sixty-six countries have signed an implementation agreement to support ecommerce growth by harmonizing regulatory frameworks ...

By Olivia Le Poidevin YAOUNDE, March 28 (Reuters) - The e-commerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organization members which bans customs duties being applied to electronic ...

Delegates attend the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 14th ministerial meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon, March 28, 2026.