WTO members appoint new dispute settlement reform facilitator

World Trade Organization members on Friday welcomed the ambassador from Mauritius as the new facilitator of the dispute settlement reform talks as negotiators push to conclude a package of reforms – including what to do about the non-functioning Appellate Body – by the end of this year. During a Dispute Settlement Body meeting on Friday, the chair announced that the new facilitator would be Usha Dwarka-Canabady, the ambassador of Mauritius, according to a WTO readout of the meeting. Dwarka-Canabady was...