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WTO-CANCUN: Call to End ‘Arm-Twisting’
A group of leading development organisations have asked for an end to "arm-twisting" tactics at the meeting of trade ministers in Cancun.WTO-CANCUN: Conference Draws 2,000 NGOs from 83 Countries
This week's World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference in the Mexican resort of Cancun will also serve as a showcase and podium for nearly 2,000 civil society organisations from 83 countries, whose members have been flowing in by the plane- and busload.WTO-CANCUN: Unions Demand Discussion on Workers’ Rights
Labour unions are complaining loudly that workers' rights have been excluded from the agenda of a key round of negotiations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to be held in Cancun, Mexico this week.WTO-CANCUN: Axing U.S. Subsidies Will Hurt All Farmers – Report
U.S. agriculture subsidies of nearly 20 billion dollars annually hurt small growers in both the south and the United States but, paradoxically, eliminating those trade-distorting supports would not benefit either group, according to a new U.S. report.WTO-CANCUN: Brazil Imports Generic AIDS Drugs from India, China
Brazil's decision to import generic HIV/AIDS drugs, manufactured in China and India, has gained greater legitimacy with the related agreement approved by the World Trade Organisation last week, but the import policy was never contingent on international consent.WTO-CANCUN: After Trade, a Mess over Investment
Nobody is talking yet of turning the World Trade Organisation into a world trade and investment organisation. But that is the way it will go if the European Union and its supporters have their way.WTO-CANCUN: Farm Trade Clash Will Be Decisive – UNCTAD
The rapid response of 20 developing countries to the agricultural trade reform plan put forth by the United States and European Union is among the most notable events in the lead-up to the WTO Ministerial Conference in Mexico next week, says a United Nations trade official.FINANCE: Drop in Foreign Investment Threatens Development Goals
Global foreign direct investment, already down by over 40 percent in 2001, fell by another 21 percent in 2002, raising ”considerable concerns'' about prospects for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, according to a United Nations trade body.WTO-CANCUN: Liberalisation Hurts Nigeria’s Textile Industry
Cheap and sub-standard fabrics are flooding Nigeria, driving textile companies out of business, thanks to the WTO liberalisation policy.WTO-CANCUN: World Bank Urges Rich to ‘Go First’ on Free Trade
As delegates begin gathering in the Mexican sea resort of Cancun for talks aimed at liberalising world trade, experts are warning the meeting will fail without substantial moves by rich nations, whose positions are largely now blamed for the chronically stalled negotiations.POLITICS: Commonwealth Officials in Nigeria Ahead of the December Summit
Preparations are at top gears as Nigeria gets set to host heads of state and government of the Commonwealth summit in the capital Abuja on Dec. 5-8.WTO-CANCUN: Corporate Giants Hold Gov’t Strings
A new report reveals the kind of moves multinational giants have been making to control decisions at the World Trade Organisation ministerial summit in Cancun next month.WTO-CANCUN: Thorny Trade Issues Put Off Until Ministerial Meet
Preparations for the WTO ministerial conference next month in Mexico concluded Wednesday in a climate of dissent, marked by the developing countries' dissatisfaction with the draft declaration to be presented to the world's trade ministers.WTO-CANCUN: Route to Accord Laid Out, Construction Another Matter
The general lines are drawn for the negotiations to take place among the WTO's 146 member states next month in Cancun, Mexico. But pending is the difficult task to unite the behind putting together an agreement, say sources close to the trade talks.WTO-CANCUN: Subsidies Cost Southern Farmers $24 Billion Yearly – Study
Farmers in developing countries lose about 24 billion dollars yearly in agricultural and agro-industrial income because of trade-distorting policies by industrialised nations, says a study released Tuesday.WTO-CANCUN: Transnationals Urge Flexibility from Rich Nations
An organisation of transnational corporate executives urged the United States, European Union and Japan to cede to some of the demands of developing countries - particularly in regards to agriculture and drugs patents - in order to jump-start the WTO trade liberalisation talks.WTO-CANCUN: Consumers Begin to Make Themselves Heard
Consumer groups are beginning to lobby governments around the world to have their voices heard at the World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun next month.WTO-CANCUN: South Presents ‘Radical’ Plan to Reform Farm Trade
The proposal by developing countries for unblocking negotiations on farm trade at the upcoming World Trade Organisation ministerial conference in the Mexican city of Cancun is reviving the North-South debate./WTO-CANCUN/TRADE-ASIA: Activists Want to Convert Conference into Battlefield
Asian activists have set their sights on converting next month's World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting into a battlefield with a single aim in mind: destroying the relevance of this multilateral trade body.WTO-CANCUN: South Seeks Life Buoy for Farm Trade Talks
A group of developing countries is discussing an initiative that could be the last chance for averting failure of agricultural trade negotiations at the WTO ministerial conference next month in the Mexican resort city of Cancun./WTO-CANCUN/AFRICA: Farm Subsidies High On the Agenda
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa could earn about two billion U.S. dollars more every year if industrialised countries dropped their trade-distorting agricultural policies and opened their markets to goods from the developing world, says the International Food Policy Research Institute.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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