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WTO members activate baseline digital trade rules
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66 WTO members agreed to bring the world's first baseline digital trade rules into force among consenting participants.
Why it matters
Consenting members can now apply a common set of digital-trade obligations to their mutual trade, enabling enforcement of cross-border e‑commerce and data rules within that group. The arrangement circumvents the WTO's unanimous-consensus requirement for full adoption, reducing holdout members' leverage while broader incorporation into the WTO remains pending.
Implications · Who is affected · What to watch
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