G7 trade ministers center on WTO reform, digital trade in first meeting

The trade ministers of the G7 countries on Wednesday committed to advancing World Trade Organization reform and ensuring political momentum for the organization’s upcoming ministerial conference, pledging as well to develop “high-level principles” on digital trade yet this year, according to a statement from the G7 president, the United Kingdom. The G7 trade track is new this year, launched in an effort to “win the battle for the soul of global trade,” British Trade Secretary Liz Truss said in her...