Archive - Jul 13, 2006

There has been an unusually quiet atmosphere at the World Trade Organisation since the Ministerial-level meetings ended on 1 July without substantive result.

Commerce & industry minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said that India cannot offer further market access in agriculture and industrial goods sector, till developed countries agree to reduce agriculture subsidies substantially.

The EU must pursue an aggressive agenda to open foreign markets to its goods and services even if the current round of world trade liberalisation talks is successful, according to a paper drawn up by the directorate-general of Peter Mandelson, the European commissioner for trade.