AFX European Focus | December 29, 2003
Thousands of farmers took to the streets here to protest at a free trade agreement with Chile, urging parliament not to ratify the accord signed 10 months ago, witnesses said.
Omaha World Herald | December 26, 2003
The debate over agricultural subsidies is probably about to get a lot hotter. A long-tanding clause in the World Trade Organization agreement, which protects countries' ag subsidies from WTO disputes, expires at the end of the year.
AAP NEWSFEED | By Shane Wright | December 23, 2003
CANBERRA AAP - The running street battles of Seattle may not have been repeated in the sun-drenched hotels of Mexico's Cancun.
But the results of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting at Cancun this year were just the same as that in Seattle four years earlier - a failure of world trade talks to get on track.
Associated Press Worldstream | By NAOMI KOPPEL | December 23, 2003
The "peace clause" that for nine years has protected the US$1 billion in daily subsidies paid to farmers in wealthy nations is about to expire, and some countries are threatening to file their first legal challenges to the payments.
The Canadian Press | By Judy Monchuk | Dec. 22, 2003
CALGARY (CP) - In a world where super-sized is the norm, the $1.27 cheque Todd Fraser recently received for selling his cow wouldn't pay for a junior cheeseburger.
Business Week | By Paul Magnusson in Washington, Frederik Balfour in Phnom Penh, and Michael Shari in Jakarta | December 15, 2003
Thirty million jobs could disappear with the end of apparel quotas
The Army Corps of Engineers continues to use questionable economic methodology to evaluate whether a massive multibillion dollar lock expansion project is necessary on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterways (UMR-IW), according to a new report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel released today.
Christian Science Monitor | By Peter Ford | Dec. 8, 2003
PARIS - European leaders hailed President Bush's retreat from import tariffs on steel Friday, welcoming it as a sign that Washington is ready to abide by international rules despite the US administration's reputation abroad for "America First" policies.
Agence France Presse | Dec. 8, 2003
NEW YORK (AFP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, on an official US visit, warned Washington against politicising Sino-US economic disputes and sought to soothe US concerns over its massive trade deficit with China.
