WTO split deepens as nations back separate e-commerce deal

WTO split deepens as nations back separate e-commerce deal

GENEVA, Switzerland: The United States and 18 other World Trade Organization members have agreed among themselves not to impose duties on electronic commerce, after WTO talks failed to break a deadlock over extending a long-standing global moratorium on digital trade tariffs.

Countries including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, Norway, and Argentina joined the agreeme