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Despite End To U.S. Objections, WTO Fails To Agree Drug Deal

Associated Press Worldstream | By NAOMI KOPPEL | August 29, 2003 Discouraged diplomats returned to the World Trade Organization on Friday afternoon for a final attempt at finishing off a deal to allow poor countries to import cheap copies of expensive drugs.

Argentina Joins In Rejection Of WTO Trade-Liberalization Proposals

BBC Monitoring International Reports | August 28, 2003

Food Fight On The Menu For WTO Talks In Cancun

The Guardian (London) | By Charlotte Denny | August 29, 2003 Liebfraumilch, the drink that singlehandedly destroyed the reputation of the German wine industry, is to be added to a list of traditional European delicacies for which Brussels is seeking global brand protection at next month's world trade talks in Cancun.

Achieving Harmony In Trade And Environment: The Way Forward

Global Environment Trade Study | August 29, 2003 Wednesday, September 10, 2003 Hotel Sierra -- Conference Room Number 2 2:00 - 3:30 PM Panel: Achieving Harmony in Trade and Environment: New Views from the Pacific Chair: Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)

Trade Imbalances

The Observer | By Joseph Stiglitz | August 28, 2003 Trade imbalances: The Cancun round of WTO talks is a chance for developing countries to get a fairer deal. But don't count on that happening, writes Joseph Stiglitz

Trade Text Biased, Says Brussels

EUobserver | By Andrew Beatty | August 26, 2003 BRUSSELS - The European Union today (26 August) hit out at a draft World Trade Organisation agreement labelling it as biased. The text will form the basis for a key ministerial meeting next month in Cancun, Mexico.

Trade Diplomat Nearly Axed Over Position On USA

New Vision (Kampala) | By John Kakande And Henry Mukasa | August 27, 2003 Kampala -- A Senior Ugandan diplomat in Geneva, ambassador Nathan Irumba, nearly lost his job at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks for taking a position inimical to the United States of America, Parliament learnt yesterday.

WTO: The rich get more

Globe and Mail | August 27, 2003 For all the hullabaloo about globalized trade, you'd think its promoters would be trying harder to make it look good.In itself, it shouldn't be such a hard sell. There's no reason in principle why greater access to markets, investment and technology shouldn't be beneficial to the human race.