WTO Ministerial Conference 2026 to Address Reforms, Agriculture, and E-Commerce Moratorium

The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference is scheduled for March 26-29, 2026, in Yaounde, Cameroon, with trade ministers from 166 countries attending. Key topics include WTO reforms, agriculture issues such as public stockholding and special safeguard mechanisms, dispute settlement, the e-commerce moratorium, fisheries subsidies, and the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development agreement. India, led by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, seeks progress on longstanding agriculture mandates amid global trade disruptions caused by tariffs and geopolitical tensions.