India, South Africa to push for convergence on e-commerce at developing countries’ meet

Other issues such as WTO reforms and the crisis in dispute settlement mechanism will also be discussed, a government official told BusinessLine

India and South Africa are likely to take the lead in attempting a convergence amongst developing countries on e-commerce talks at the World Trade Organisation, to highlight that a permanent moratorium on customs duty on electronic transmission will lead to revenue losses.

At the informal WTO ministerial meeting of developing and least developed countries on May 13-14 in New Delhi, extensive discussions will take place on the pitfalls of binding rules on e-commerce on poorer countries.