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Standardisation Of Trade Rules Initiated

KARACHI May 11th 2004: The National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee (NTTFC) of the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) with the technical assistance of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has initiated standardisation of trade procedures and documentation aimed at developing simplified documents of trade facilitation in Pakistan.

Kerry Says He'll Toughen Trade Deals

Democrat John Kerry said Sunday that President Bush has turned his back on the American worker by allowing other countries to break trade deals negotiated with the United States and that as president he would put in place a "common-sense" effort to strengthen the bargaining and enforcement of such agreements.

NGO Committee Recommends Consultative Status With ECOSOC For 11 Organizations

The 2004 regular session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) today recommended consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for 11 NGOs and deferred a decision on four. It considered reclassification of consultative status for two organizations.

Minnesota Farmers Worry About WTO Subsidy Ruling

Minnesota farmers and agribusinesses already facing potential cuts in the multibillion U.S. farm program have a fresh reason to worry: A World Trade Organization ruling that the nation's cotton subsidies are illegal could be used to challenge subsidies for other crops.

African aid: It just needs action

Bob Geldof told us not to sneer at the prime minister's Commission for Africa which held its first session in Downing Street today, so let's take its aims totally at face value. It is indeed high time to have a "fundamental" look at the continent's persistent condition of poverty, conflict, lack of education and HIV/Aids.

U.N.: Trade Not Enough for Poor Countries

Global treaties to cut barriers to international trade aren't enough to boost the economies of the world's poorest nations, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday.

UN Sustainable Development Commission reviews progress in meeting anti-poverty goals

The Commission's 2003 annual session had agreed on the way forward in that regard.

No massive diversion of foreign direct investment seen on eve of European Union enlargement

Contrary to prevailing perceptions, the 10 countries joining the European Union tomorrow have not been diverting massive foreign direct investment (FDI) flows away from the 15 older members of the Union, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found.

Civil Society Supports UNCTAD Mandate To Serve Developing Countries

Geneva -- A group of civil society organizations from the North and the South have charged that a few industrialized nations were using pressures to undermine the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) by narrowing UNCTAD's mandate to assist the developing countries.

Rich vs. Poor Gap Thwarts Latin American Gains

Wall Street Journal | By JOHN LYONS | April 21, 2004