EPISODE · Jun 15, 2022 · 9 MIN
A make-or-break meeting for the WTO
from FT News Briefing
The World Trade Organization is facing a credibility crisis during its first meeting since 2017, the increased value of the US dollar is hurting American companies, and Ukraine lays out a weapons shopping list ahead of its meeting with western defence ministers today.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:The WTO’s lonely struggle to defend global tradeRise in dollar to 20-year high costs US companies billions in earnings Military briefing: which weapons has Ukraine received and how many more does it need?Apple scores deal for Major League Soccer streaming rights worth $2.5bnThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The World Trade Organization is facing a credibility crisis during its first meeting since 2017, the increased value of the US dollar is hurting American companies, and Ukraine lays out a weapons shopping list ahead of its meeting with western defence ministers today.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:The WTO’s lonely struggle to defend global tradeRise in dollar to 20-year high costs US companies billions in earnings Military briefing: which weapons has Ukraine received and how many more does it need?Apple scores deal for Major League Soccer streaming rights worth $2.5bnThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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