Archive - mai 18, 2005 - Article

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

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.

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.

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