TRADE: FTAA the Key for Mercosur-EU Accord

November will be a decisive month for negotiating the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and an agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, as the latter will advance only if the former does, say experts and negotiators alike.

ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: FTAA Puts Consensus to the Test

Argentina and Brazil are not going to sign just any accord for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), said Argentina's foreign minister Wednesday.

MERCOSUR: Uruguay Tougher on Partners Than on Protectionist North

Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle is clear that, on behalf of Mercosur, he must demand that the European Union open up its agricultural markets, but he is also clear in his criticisms of Uruguay's partners in the South American trade bloc.

TRADE: WTO in a Bid to Overcome Cancun Fiasco

The World Trade Organisation, just a month after the resounding failure of its ministerial conference in the Mexican resort of Cancun, is laying the groundwork to re-launch negotiations, preparing to hold consultations next week on agriculture trade, the thorniest issue on the docket.

/PEOPLES’ UNITED NATIONS/ TRADE: Tough Questions After Cancun Collapse

To reform or reject the World Trade Organisation - that is the question raised in this medieval and hugely picturesque Italian town that is hosting the 5th U.N. Peoples' Assembly, sub-titled 'Europe and the World'.

TRADE: A Strategy Meeting for G20+

Government ministers from the Group of 20+ (until recently known as G22) developing countries are to gather Friday in the Argentine capital to explore strategies for renewing the multilateral negotiations that stalled last month at the 5th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference.

TRADE: G20+ Could Play Key Role in Future of WTO Talks

The new bloc of developing countries that came to the world's attention in the fifth WTO ministerial conference last month in Mexico may have an uncertain future, but it could also play a key role in the fate of the multilateral trade talks, say analysts in Brazil.

BRAZIL: Building New Power Blocs in the Developing World

Bringing about unity between the developing world's powerhouses to create a multi-polar world is an idea that Brazil has long been cultivating, but which only now is taking shape, since Brazil, India and South Africa joined forces in the Group of 22 (G22).

TRADE: G22 Warms Up for Post-Cancun WTO Talks

The group of developing countries known as G22, or G20+, united in condemnation of hefty farm subsidies in the United States and European Union, is already preparing to continue WTO negotiations despite the debacle of the ministerial conference last month in Cancun.

DEVELOPMENT: EU Faces Test of Lessons from Cancun

A leading civil society group has called on the European Union to produce effective cooperation with a group of developing nations in new trade talks.

DEVELOPMENT: IMF, Bank Also Promote Unfair Trade, Say Activists

Groups that campaigned against the failed World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks earlier this month are warning developing nations of ''hidden culprits'' in the unjust global trading system that they successfully opposed in Cancun..

DEVELOPMENT-EU: NGOs Find Offer on Subsidies Inadequate

Leading non-governmental organisations say the European Union's proposals to further reform the controversial Common Agricultural Policy are inadequate.

DEVELOPMENT: World Bank, IMF Acknowledge Cancun’s Message

The rejection by developing nations of the policies proposed by rich countries at world trade talks earlier this month echoed loudly as the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) officially opened here Tuesday.

LATIN AMERICA: Consumer Groups Applaud Emergence of G22 Bloc

Consumer organisations in Latin America welcomed the creation of the Group of 22 (G22) developing nations, which vigorously defended the interests of poor countries at the WTO ministerial conference this month in Mexico.

TRADE-LATAM: Can G22 Bloc of Developing Nations Survive?

The group of developing countries that emerged as the G22 or G20+ to defend their interests in the face of the world's rich nations at this month's WTO ministerial meeting may have a short life expectancy, say experts in Latin America.

TRADE: Cancun Meet Leaves Its Marks on WTO

Negotiators will notice shifts in the traditional balance within the World Trade Organisation when they sit down to renew talks after last week's failed ministerial conference, say diplomatic sources.

WTO-CANCUN: EU Considers Ending the Multilateral Way

Pascal Lamy, European Union Trade Commissioner has called on the EU to review its commitment to multilateral trade talks following the collapse of the trade ministers' meeting in Cancun last weekend.

WTO-CANCUN: UN Makes The Most of Observer Status

Though the UN was only an observer at the five-day WTO conference, it made a significant contribution by highlighting issues of genuine concern to the marginalised and disempowered in the developing lands.

WTO-CANCUN: ‘Mixed Feelings’ About The Debacle

Activists from non-governmental organisations and media representatives from around the world celebrated the collapse of the world trade talks Sunday, but senior diplomats and trade officials expressed "mixed feelings".

WTO-CANCUN: Future Uncertain After Collapse of Talks

The WTO ministerial conference in the Mexican resort of Cancun came to an abrupt end Sunday without an agreement, leaving a big question mark hanging over the future of the international trade talks.

WTO-CANCUN: And What of South-South Trade?

Developing countries should be given effective access to markets of developed countries, but south-south trade is equally significant, says Foreign Trade Minister for the Netherlands Karien Van Gennip.