Archive - mar 2005

The United States went a step further by saying ministers must agree on a 'standstill' in addition to making new commitments.

Most trade ministers attending the Mombasa meeting were indifferent to Mr. Mandelson's proposal, sources told WTD.

Once again, the peoples of the world will expose, right at WTO's doorstep, the consequences of its corporate-driven agenda on the livelihoods and working conditions of men, women and children worldwide.

India's revised offer for market-opening in the Doha Development Agenda services negotiations will be "contingent" upon liberal commitments in cross-border and temporary movement of service providers from key industrialized countries.

Mandelson called for more meetings of capital-based senior officials in addition to more mini-ministerials.

Johannesson has proposed to negotiators a checklist of issues to form part of an eventual formula to cut tariffs.

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On 6 February 2003, Brazil requested the establishment of a panel to examine the conformity with WTO law of certain US agricultural-support measures to producers, users and exporters of upland cotton .

The NFTC released a study March 4 that found significant tariff cuts will be necessary in order to impact trade flows.

Mandelson said the EU would support temporary exemptions for poor states that needed more time to implement new trade rules, and push for extra aid to help countries to improve trading facilities.