TRUMP: DO SEE A DEAL IN IRAN, COULD BE SOON

The World Trade Organization failed to extend its long-standing moratorium on e-commerce tariffs at its 14th ministerial conference in Yaoundé after at least one member opposed making the ban permanent. The duty-free treatment for electronic transmissions, renewed every two years since 1998, is set to expire at the end of this month without a new agreement. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said discussions may continue in Geneva, while John Denton warned the lapse could create policy uncertainty and risk new tariff barriers on digital trade.

SUMCO INDEFINITELY DELAYS PLANNED NEW SILICON WAFER PLANT IN SAGA, JAPAN TO PRIORITISE AI DATA CENTRE DEMAND OVER PHONE CHIPS, NIKKEI SAYS