Archive - Mar 26, 2007

Date

Not import liberalisation, but justified protection needed for farm sector

25 March, 2007
Reduction in tariff protection in South Asian agriculture has been the primary cause of import surge, leading to fall in employment in farm activities, lowering of returns to farmers and increased levels of poverty in rural areas.

Developing nations oppose Lamy’s idea

25 March, 2007
WTO director-general, Pascal Lamy

Uncertainty engulfs US trade policy

25 March, 2007
From the corridors of power in Washington this week it will be possible to look out at a transient moment of simple beauty as 3,700 cherry blossom trees donated to the city by Tokyo flower for a mere seven days.