Archive - abr 2005

World Trade Organization members are inching closer to a preliminary free trade agreement ahead of the body's December ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.

Update on events surrounding the G20 Ministerial Conference (18-19 March 2005) in New Delhi.

The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body yesterday (April 7) upheld a 2004 panel ruling that the U.S. had agreed to allow cross-border gambling services under its Uruguay Round services commitments, a decision that could lead to future challenges of U.S. regulations on gambling.

On April 7, the WTO Appellate Body published its decision on the US-Gambling case. In November, 2004 a panel had largely ruled in favour of a complaint by Antigua-Barbuda that US federal and state laws prohibiting cross-border gambling violated US commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).

Latest news from the Carribean Regional Negotrating Machinery

Please see below an article on India clarifying its position on the Casablanca meeting held by the DG of the WIPO. This article was published in the South-North Development Monitor (SUNS) of 11 April 2005.(M.Khor)

Official website of the WTO ministerial conference in Hong Kong

Public Citizen press release

It's not too late for citizens to voice their objection that CAFTA, like earlier free trade agreements, will further destroy our nation's sovereignty.

The services negotiations in the WTO have so far not attained an overall balance of rights and obligations, the increase in developing countries' service exports has been small, and the initial offers by major trading partners has been disappointing for developing countries.(M.Khor)