World Trade Organization

World Bank in Warning Over WTO

South China Morning Post / By SHEEL KOHLI in London Beijing will have to rethink its exchange rate policy, according to the World Bank, if its expected entry into the World Trade Organisation creates a significant trade deficit.

UNCTAD is in a Unique Position

The Nation With the failure of the WTO, the IMF, G-7 and other bodies, Unctad has an opportunity to influence the world, write Walden Bello and Nicola Bullard.

New WTO Leader Addresses Activists

New WTO Leader Addresses Activists Tue, 8 Feb 2000 8:10:14 PST BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- The future leader of the World Trade Organization today told activists demanding a greater voice in trade talks that globalization was entering a "crucial" stage and their concerns would be heeded.

Activists Want WTO and IMF Pared Down

BANGKOK: Non-governmental groups have seized a prominent place at the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) following violent anti-globalisation protests at last year's World Trade Organisation summit in Seattle and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month.

Barshefsky: French Elections Could Hamper Trade Talks

The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- The political atmosphere of next year's French elections will make it more difficult to launch a new round of global trade talks, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Tuesday.

US Summers Sharply Criticized on Clinton Trade Policy

The Wall Street Journal / By FOWLER W. MARTIN WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers was sharply criticized by members of the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday on the Clinton administration's current stance on trade policy. Summers was appearing before the panel to defend the administration's fiscal 2001 budget recommendations.

Lawmakers, Activists Struggle over Trade Decisions

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP)--Inspired by the collapse of world trade talks in Seattle, lawmakers and activists struggled Tuesday to wrest some of the decision-making powers away from governments, technocrats and corporations.

WTO Welcomes Iceland""s Trade Policy, Criticizes Protectionism in Farm Sector

GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization has cited Iceland's open trading policy as an example for other WTO members but criticized continued protectionism in the agriculture sector as well as restrictions on foreign investment in key sectors such as energy and fisheries.

Clinton Administration to Seek More Funds for Trade Pact Compliance

Commerce Secretary William Daley Feb. 3 said that the Clinton administration will be asking Congress for more funds to assure compliance with trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization accession pact with China.