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G33 slams “flawed” World Bank paper on special products

31 October, 2006
The Group of 33 in the WTO has complained to World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz about a paper on Special Products (SPs) produced by the Bank which the Group says contains a serious misrepresentation of the purpose and effects of SPs.

Doha proposals would lead to heavy losses, few benefits

31 October, 2006
The proposed deals of the Doha Round negotiations to date would cause developing countries generally to incur much more costs than the negligible benefits that would go to a few, and the present pause in the negotiations should be welcomed so that a rethinking of the negotiations can be undertaken.

October 30th

Women ‘most vulnerable’ under US-M’sia FTA

29 October, 2006
Women will be the worst affected by the US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), said activists who co-organised a protest against the ongoing talks in Kuala Lumpur this morning.

Protest Against 3rd Round of US-Malaysia FTA talks

29 October, 2006
Some 300 activists today held a noisy protest calling for the suspension of free-trade agreement (FTA) talks with the United States, Malaysia's major trading partner.

October 28th

Bharatiya Kissan Union prevents contamination from a GM rice plot in Haryana:

27 October, 2006
Finds out that farmer had not been given information on the trial in his land; Ensures that DBT guidelines are followed by the company.

October 27th

WTO TRIPS Council Stumbles Over Inclusion Of Enforcement

26 October, 2006
A meeting of the World Trade Organization committee responsible for intellectual property rights this week erupted in disagreement over how to address enforcement of those rights in the committee.

Multiple problems in EPAs highlighted at workshop

26 October, 2006
The absence of development content and the severe effects of rapid trade liberalization were among key problems highlighted by policymakers and NGO participants at a workshop held here on the Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group.

Leading Ministers of ACP states criticize EPA process, content

26 October, 2006
Leading Trade Ministers in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of states have strongly criticised the lack of development content of the Economic Partnership Agreements that they are negotiating with the European Union Commission.

Leading Ministers of ACP states criticize EPA process, content

26 October, 2006
Leading Trade Ministers in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of states have strongly criticised the lack of development content of the Economic Partnership Agreements that they are negotiating with the European Union Commission.

Multiple problems in EPAs highlighted at workshop

26 October, 2006
The absence of development content and the severe effects of rapid trade liberalization were among key problems highlighted by policymakers and NGO participants at a workshop held here on the Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group.