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September 27th, 2005

WIPO general assembly to decide on key issues

26 September, 2005
This year's WIPO General Assembly, which begins Monday 26 September and will run to 5 October, will have a full agenda, with many decisions to be taken that will have significant effect on the future of the organization.

Maids plan WTO show of strength

26 September, 2005
Despite growing fears that World TradeOrganization protests may be stifled, Hong Kong's foreign domestic helpers' Asian Migrants Coordinating Body has begun 'intensifying' a campaign to mobilize its constituents to protest against deregulation policies.

Developing countries object to 'benchmarking' services proposals

26 September, 2005
Many developing countries have objected to the joint attempt by developed countries to introduce a 'benchmarking approach' or 'complementary multilateral methods' to the services negotiations in the World Trade Organisation.

September 26th

Falling Short on Agriculture in Paris

25 September, 2005
Trade chiefs of the new 'quad' grouping of nations the United States, the European Union, Brazil and India failed to make headway in reconciling their positions in agriculture

?Quad? Progresses In Principle

25 September, 2005
Paris 'Quad' trade members from the United States, the European Union, Brazil and India were able here last Friday to conclude their meeting on an optimistic note after an exchange of figures by the United States and the European Union to be eventually plugged into a tariff-cutting formula in the market access pillar of Doha Development Agenda

Still Stalemated on Industrials

25 September, 2005
The United States and the European Union on Friday asked Brazil and India to agree to a 'Swiss' formula with two coefficients one for the industrialized countries and one for the developing countries to cut industrial tariffs

September 25th

WTO members still far apart on NAMA

24 September, 2005
The differences among members on these issues were as wide as before the WTO's summer break, with the countries reiterating their known positions

September 23rd

WTO agriculture chair indicates change in approach

22 September, 2005
The week of agriculture negotiations at the World Trade Organisation ended a day earlier than scheduled, due to lack of any new 'movement' by the major members.

WTO Agriculture: Dynamite quotes from Congress, USTR, Ag Secretary on US agenda

22 September, 2005
Highlights on the best of the best and also has a transcript based on Public Citizen's notes of the entire hearing

September 22nd

USTR Portman Backs Congress in Rejecting EU Call to Turn Food Aid Into Cash Transfers

21 September, 2005
U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman on Sept. 21 rejected calls being made by the European Union to agree in the ongoing Doha Round of World Trade Organization talks to convert U.S. food aid into cash payments, saying that he would fight to maintain the current system.