Archive

abril 21st, 2005

WTO Agriculture meeting suspended over 'misunderstanding' on AVEs

20 April, 2005
The agriculture negotiations at the WTO hit a snag lastweek when the formal meeting had to be suspended over a 'misunderstanding' on what seemed to have been an agreement on how to treat the issue of converting non-ad valorem duties into ad valorem equivalents (AVEs).(M. Khor)

Lamy pulls ahead in WTO leadership race

20 April, 2005
As the competition to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation heats up, all indications are that Pascal Lamy, former European Union Commissioner, will prevail.

abril 20th

Govt asked to ban farm comodity imports

19 April, 2005
A group of non-governmental organizations staged a rally on Monday in front of the ministry of Trade and the State Palace to demand that the government ban the import of staple agricultural products and protect local farmers with subsidies and tariffs.

Govt asked to ban farm comodity imports

19 April, 2005
A group of non-governmental organizations staged a rally on Monday in front of the ministry of Trade and the State Palace to demand that the government ban the import of staple agricultural products and protect local farmers with subsidies and tariffs.

abril 18th

Environmental laws lined up for removal by new trade talks

17 April, 2005
Governments including Japan, Korea, Mexico and the United States are planning to use new World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations to dismantle a wide range of national laws protecting the environment, social well-being and health, Friends of the Earth International revealed today.

abril 16th

WIPO Development Agenda Meeting Report 4

15 April, 2005
The WIPO meeting on a Development Agenda for WIPO ended on 13 April night with a decision to hold two more meetings in June and July.(M.Khor)

WIPO Development Agenda meeting Report 3

15 April, 2005
Developing countries elaborate on their WIPO development agenda

abril 15th

WIPO Meeting on Development Agenda Report 2

14 April, 2005
Disagreement, mainly on North-South lines, emerged on whether and how to establish a 'Development Agenda' emerged as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) began an Inter-sessional Intergovernmental meeting (IIM) on 11 April.(M.Khor)

abril 13th

Developing countries present comprehensive plan to reform WIPO

12 April, 2005
A four-point proposal to establish a

abril 12th

Developing Nations Give WTO Negotiations A Push

11 April, 2005
Most industrialised nations resist opening their agricultural markets, seeking to maintain their subsidies for protecting farmers. They spend a combined total of approximately a billion dollars a day on such state supports.