Archive - 2005 - Article

An attempt to convince developing countries to open up their financial services sector under GATS.

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

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.

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.

Mr Alan Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and Industry, on Monday called on countries to develop their own trade policies that would give them a better focus when negotiating on the international market.

The developed countries can be expected to continue to strongly advocate this line in the preparations for Hong Kong, whether in Geneva or other fora.

new report titled 'Thinking Outside the Box About Trade, Development. and Poverty Reduction' that is relevant for the current Doha round.

Kyerematen called on countries to develop their own trade policies that would give them a better focus when negotiating on the international market.

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) labour union has vowed to continue with its tough anti-privatisation stance despite the Thai Rak Thai Party's landslide victory.

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday reiterated that planned privatisations would continue by listing the shares of state enterprises on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.