Archive - Jul 15, 2005

G8 moves a bit on aid and debt, but fails on trade and climate

14 July, 2005
The recent G8 Summit in Gleneagles has been proclamed to be proofof the G8's new commitment to development. However the outcome was mixed, with some progress in aid and debt.

WTO Director General warns the negotiations are in trouble

14 July, 2005
WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi warned that that'progress is nowhere near sufficient in terms of our critical path to Hong Kong,' andthat 'these negotiations are in trouble.'(M.Khor)