Archive

July 24th, 2006

WTO talks collapse: where next for world trade?

23 July, 2006
After the collapse of world trade talks in Geneva today (24 July), ActionAid looks at the future of the global trading system.

Collapse of WTO Negotiations an Opportunity For Healthy and Sustainable Food Production

23 July, 2006
The suspension of WTO negotiations is good news for consumers, farmers and fisherfolk around the world, said consumer group Food & Water Watch. The deadlock provides an opportunity for governments to take a new approach when writing the laws that govern global trade.

Failture of the anti-development Doha Round!! Victory to the peoples!!!

23 July, 2006
Civil society organizations from Brazil and from around the world are celebrating the collapse of negotiations towards the conclusion of the Doha Round of the WTO.

Tradewatch accoglie con favore la sospensione dei negoziati della Wto a Ginevra e chiede una radicale revisione delle regole del commercio internazionale

23 July, 2006
La sospensione dei negoziati del 'Round dello sviluppo' della Wto, a quasi cinque anni dal loro avvio a Doha nel novembre 2001, viene salutata positivamente dal Tradewatch, l'osservatorio italiano sul commercio internazionale.

July 21st

G6 Ministers hope for "flexibilities" - but what and how much?

20 July, 2006
"Flexibilities" was the new key theme and indeed the key word after a short meeting of the G6 Ministers held at the WTO on Monday (17 July) night, to follow up on the lunch meeting at St Petersburg a few hours earlier that the G8 leaders had with the leaders of five developing countries.

Developing countries on Doha talks at the G8 Summit

20 July, 2006
No one who was not there seems to know what actually happened at the G8 Summit leaders' meeting with the leaders of five developing countries in the lunchtime "outreach working lunch" at St Petersburg on Monday (17 July).

July 19th

Manmohan has `not lost hope' about Doha Round

18 July, 2006
Fresh from his discussions at the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh provided a cautiously optimistic insight into the prospects of the deadlocked WTO negotiations.

July 18th

Leaders vow to unblock Doha talks

17 July, 2006
World leaders

July 17th

G8 leaders face packed agenda on summit's last day

16 July, 2006
Leaders of the major world powers face a packed agenda including trade talks and a possible statement on world oil prices on Monday, the last day of a G8 summit overshadowed by violence in the Middle East.

G8 leaders call on WTO head to push for end to Doha talks within months

16 July, 2006
Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries on Sunday recommended a two-week extension for a deadline aimed at breaking the impasse over long-stalled global trade negotiations.