Archive

mai 19th, 2005

EU move to block trade aid for poor

18 May, 2005
Peter Mandelson, Europe's trade commissioner, is seeking to persuade Tony Blair to revise Britain's pro-poor country stance on trade liberalisation, a centrepiece of the government's development agenda for 2005.

mai 18th

U.S. Floats New Initiative to Supplement Existing Approach to WTO Services Talks

17 May, 2005
The United States May 17 conceded that the long-standing request-offer' approach to negotiating greater openness in world services trade has failed to sufficiently advance the current round of talks and suggested 'supplementing' the approach with a new initiative designed to bring other countries up to U.S. standards.

New USTR on Mode 4

17 May, 2005
US Trade Representative Portman indicated earlier this week he would take a cautious approach toward the issue of temporary mobility of workers.

Fight against AIDS in Brazil is more expensive

17 May, 2005
What's the difference between the treatment of a Brasilian AIDS patient and a South African one?

Why we oppose CAFTA-DR: A new report from the Oakland Institute

17 May, 2005
Even though President Bush is trying to kick-start his campaign to win passage of the stalled Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), he faces an uphill battle.

mai 16th

Pascal Lamy: The Politics of Consensus

15 May, 2005
The article looks at the politics of consensus that continues to determine the path of the ongoing trade negotiations. It exposes serious implications for the developing countries.

mai 13th

The Haves and the Have Nots: Europse scores a deal in Paris

12 May, 2005
This update discusses various issues on the WTO negotiations in agriculture, NAMA, services and process, and others.

EU's Lamy Selected as New WTO Chief, Uruguay Says (Update1)

12 May, 2005
Former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy has been selected to head the World Trade Organization, according to his rival for the job, the Uruguayan candidate Carlos Perez del Castillo.

mai 12th

Supachai welcomes appointment to UNCTAD, pledges continuing support for WTO and DOHA round

11 May, 2005
Supachai has been appointed new Director General of UNCTAD.

mai 11th

Not in my NAMA

10 May, 2005
In a conference room on the shores of Lake Geneva, trade negotiators are drawing up plans that could eventually have a devastating impact on the global environment