Archive

February 18th, 2005

Development and GATS

17 February, 2005
A group of developing countries led by Brazil yesterday sought substantial changes in the General Agreement on Trade in Services architecture on domestic regulation.

EI Lobbying and Consultation on GATS and Education, 15-17 February 2005

17 February, 2005
An EI delegation met with delegations of WTO members and Chair of the Council on Trade in Services in Special Session to discuss the state of play and country positions in the GATS negotiations, especially in relation of education services

Development And GATS

17 February, 2005
Brazil - along with Colombia, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines - said each member has the right to define, in particular, the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to maintain.

February 17th

Developing Countries Question the Nature of Commitments in Trade While Developed Countries Propose New Obligations

16 February, 2005
There was a clear contrast in basic approach taken by developing and developed countries at a meeting of the Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation held at the WTO on 7 and 9 February.

In Trade Facilitation Negotiations, Developing Countries Question The Nature Of Commitments In Trade While Developed Countries Propose New Obligations

16 February, 2005
Many of the developing countries stressed the importance of technical assistance and capacity building.

February 16th

Financial Services Firms Lobby Developing Countries at WTO

15 February, 2005
An attempt to convince developing countries to open up their financial services sector under GATS.

Rights Group Alarmed as Hong Kong Police Stock Up On Anti-riot Gear Ahead of WTO Meeting

15 February, 2005
A rights group expressed fears Wednesday that security personnel might use excessive force against anti-globalization protesters at a World Trade Organization meeting in Hong Kong.

Press Briefing with Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier on the Doha Development AgendaU.S. Mission to the United Nations

15 February, 2005
The success of all of the membership, the 148 WTO members, will not occur through spontaneous combustion. We have to plan it. -ALLGEIER

Financial Services Firms Lobby Developing Countries At WTO

15 February, 2005
WTO members will be negotiating in the Special Session of the Council of Trade in Services in the week starting 21 February.

Rights Group Alarmed As Hong Kong Police Stock Up On Anti-riot Gear Ahead Of WTO Meeting

15 February, 2005
The Police Tactical Unit has ordered rubber bullets and lead-filled bean bags, Commandant Suen Kwai-leung said. The thumb-sized bean bags are fired from guns and, like rubber bullets, are intended to be non-lethal.