Archive

maio 27th, 2005

Sensenbrenner, Conyers Push for Portman Commitment on Visas

26 May, 2005
The chairman and ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee this week demanded that the new U.S. Trade Representative renew a vow that the Bush Administration will not agree to additional changes to U.S. immigration or antitrust laws

Government Concedes that Water Does Not Belong in Trade Agreements

26 May, 2005
The (Australian) Government

maio 26th

Congress Still Strongly Opposes Trade Pacts Allowing Temporary Entry of Foreign Workers

25 May, 2005
The U.S. Congress will continue to oppose any agreement negotiated at the World Trade Organization that would allow foreign business and professional personnel to enter the United States to work on a temporary basis, a key congressional staffer said May 25.

maio 25th

NAMA Chair Holds 'Confessionals' To Gauge Possibilities for Advancing Talks

24 May, 2005
The chairman of the World Trade Organization's negotiating group on NAMA has been holding private consultations with key member governments to gauge the possibilities for advancing the stalled talks.

Australia Notifies WTO Regarding Level Of Farm Subsidy Spending in 2003-2004

24 May, 2005
Australia has notified the World Trade Organization of its farm subsidy spending for the 2003-2004 marketing year.

The damage done: Aid, death and dogma

24 May, 2005
Shocking new research reveals that more than 4,000 farmers have killed themselves in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh since the

maio 24th

China Told by US to Revalue Renminbi by 10%

23 May, 2005
The US Treasury has told the Chinese authorities that they must revalue their currency by at least 10 per cent against the dollar to prevent protectionist legislation in the US Congress.

Trade Policy Steep Tariff Reductions Necessary In WTO Talks to Benefit U.S. Exporters

23 May, 2005
National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), said that hundreds of millions of dollars a year worth of priority NFTC-member non-agricultural exports to six countries--Brazil, Egypt, India, Malaysia, South Africa, and Turkey--currently face 'uncertain' or 'prohibitive' tariffs.

Groser Resignation Stuns WTO Ag Negotiators; Officials Warn of Consequences for Farm Trade Talks

23 May, 2005
Trade officials in Geneva May 23 were stunned by the news that the chairman of the WTO's agriculture negotiations, New Zealand ambassador Tim Groser, has resigned as New Zealand's ambassador to the WTO, calling into question his continued leadership at a sensitive stage in the farm trade negotiations.

Trade Facilitation in WTO: Developing Countries Stress Need to Clarify Scope of Negotiations

23 May, 2005
While some members pressed ahead with proposals for new clarification of the relevant existing GATT rules as well as new obligations, several developing countries voiced their concern that some proposals that have been put forward exceeded the mandate for the negotiations.(M. Khor)