Archive - Jan 23, 2007

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Poor will gain nothing from last ditch attempts to kick-start doha deal

22 January, 2007
Trade ministers from developing countries meeting in Davos this week should resist pressure to restart the stalled WTO trade talks because there is next to nothing on offer that will help reduce global poverty, said ActionAid today.

US, EU Now Farther Apart on DDA?

22 January, 2007
The European Union and the United States are a bit further apart than they were a week ago on settling their differences in the agriculture Doha Development Agenda negotiations.

The EU approach to FTA talks with ASEAN, India, Korea

22 January, 2007
On 6 December 2006, the EU Commission announced that it had finalised three draft mandates for negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with ASEAN, Korea and India, together with two mandates for negotiations with Central America and the Andean Community.

Argentina, Brazil Join Canada’s WTO Complaint Against U.S. Corn Subsidies

22 January, 2007
South American agricultural powers Argentina and Brazil have joined Canada in a complaint against the United States over what they claim are illegal government handouts to American corn growers, trade officials said Monday.