Fears have been raised that Irish goods could be dragged into

The global economy has started to gain traction, at last. Global economic growth has been unbalanced since the financial crisis, but for the first time in several years all regions of the world economy should experience a synchronised upturn in 2017, according to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its latest release.

It could take the UK “many years” to establish fresh trade deals with fellow members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) once it has left the EU, the chief economist of the Geneva-based body said.

European ministers are meeting today to discuss how to respond to the collapse of the latest round of world trade talks in Geneva last night.

The collapse of world trade talks in Geneva has been bitterly condemned by EU trade negotiator Peter Mandelson as “a burial”.

The EU Agriculture Commissioner has reportedly accused the Irish Farmers Association of misleading the public about the impact of a potential deal at world trade talks in Geneva.

Members of the Irish Farmers' Association are to protest over a likely World Trade Organisation deal outside the Taoiseach's constituency office in Co Offaly.

A World Trade Organisation draft deal to open up farm and manufacturing commerce has provided a “path forward” to ending seven years of frustrating talks on a new global trade pact, the top US negotiator says.

The Irish Cattle and Sheepfarmers' Association (ICSA) said today that it is time to call a halt to World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations.

Independent MEP Kathy Sinnott today pledged to ‘grill’ Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson when she met him to discuss the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks.

Irish Cattle and Sheepfarmers’ Association (ICSA) president Malcolm Thompson has today called for the Doha round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks to be scrapped completely, calling it "obsolete and no longer relevant to the current global situation".

Global commerce talks at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva collapsed today as top powers failed to agree on steps towards liberalising trade in farm and manufactured goods.

Global commerce talks at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva appeared on the brink of collapse today as top powers stumbled in attempts to agree on steps towards liberalising trade in farm and manufactured goods.

Renewed efforts to revive global commerce talks appeared in trouble today as top trading powers said they had failed so far to make progress on thorny issues such as US and European farm support.

The British government must ensure the end of excessive bureaucracy if it wants the Northern Irish farming industry to survive the outcome of the World Trade Talks, ministers were warned today.

Irish trade will benefit from the World Trade Organisation deal, a Government minister said today.

The decision to phase out all EU farm export subsidies by 2013 is a black day for Irish families, farmers’ leaders said tonight.

World Trade Organisation negotiators today officially approved a trade agreement that eliminates farm export subsidies by 2013 and makes modest cuts in other trade barriers.

EU trade chief Peter Mandelson today called the final draft of a WTO agreement “acceptable” – saving the meeting from failure, but not quite making it a success either.

World trade talks reached an apparent breakthrough on the most contentious issue of the six-day session today, with an agreement that wealthy countries would eliminate farm export subsidies by 2013.

Anti-globalisation protesters battled with riot police today and tried to storm a convention centre in Hong Kong where World Trade Organisation negotiators raced against the clock to reach a compromise they hoped would rescue the talks from being a flop.

The Minister for Agriculture has said that tensions are high both inside at the WTO talks and on the streets outside.

Hundreds of protestors broke through police lines in a bid to storm world trade talks in Hong Kong today – but security forces fought back with water cannons and tear gas.

Hundreds of protestors fought with riot police today in the most violent demonstrations since trade ministers from around the world began meeting in Hong Kong five days ago.

The draft text for a world trade talks deal “lacks balance”, EU trade chief Peter Mandelson said today.

Trade negotiators failed to tackle the toughest issues in a draft agreement circulated at world trade talks today, showing that only modest progress was being made as the meeting entered its final hours.

A draft agreement under discussion by World Trade Organisation trade negotiators in Hong Kong today suggested eliminating all farm export subsidies by 2010.

The Minister for Trade, Michael Ahern, expressed his disappointment at the sudden collapse of the World Trade Organisation talks in Cancun, Mexico.

Irish farmers have reacted with disappointment to the collapse of World Trade Organisation negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, overnight.

The ICMSA farming organisation is claiming if the paper tabled at the World Trade Talks in Mexico today is adopted it would mean huge losses in the farming and food sectors here.

Trócaire have slammed the first draft of proposals for a World Trade Deal in Mexico this afternoon.

Trócaire has replied to accusations from the Irish Farmers Association that it is trying to sabotage the Government's negotiating position at the World Trade talks in Cancun.

A protester outside the World Trade Organisation summit stabbed himself to death amid violent scenes in which Mexican police used tear gas.

Police set up chain-link barricades and warships patrolled off Cancun’s famed white-sand beaches as the Mexican resort braced for massive protests at a week long meeting of the World Trade Organisation.

Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh has expressed his optimism about the prospect of an agreement at this week’s World Trade Organisation negotiations in Cancun, Mexico.

The British government has welcomed a deal to launch a new round of world trade talks after a "historic" agreement between trade ministers from 142 countries.

Marathon negotiations produced a compromise on agriculture that may keep the EU from sinking the World Trade Organisation summit, but India’s refusal to budge on key issues kept a deal tantalisingly out of reach today.