World Trade Organization

Development: All Eyes on How UNCTAD Drives Vehicle for New Order

Bangkok, Feb 21 (IPS/Kalinga Seneviratne) -- At the just-finished tenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) here, the often sidelined UN agency offered itself as the vehicle to kickstart a "new order" of trade negotiations where developing countries have a louder voice. This stands in contrast to how its clout appeared to wane in past years.

EU Seen Plugging Insurance at China WTO Talks

By Jeremy Page BEIJING, Feb 21 (Reuters) - EU negotiators trying to cut a deal on China's entry to the WTO this week will seek further concessions on access to the insurance market, including more licences for European insurers, industry sources said on Monday.

Australia Tries to Isolate Canada Salmon Trade War

SYDNEY, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Australian government and trade groups are attempting to stop a new eruption in a longstanding dispute with Canada over salmon imports from spilling into major areas of trade. This follows a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel ruling last week that Australian restrictions of imports of Canadian salmon violate international trade rules.

The Little Countries that Couldn""t

The Bangkok Post GUEST COLUMN / TRADE LIBERALISATION With many developing economies still struggling with the implications of the Uruguay Round four years ago, where's the sense in talk of further trade liberalisation? Martin Khor

China""s WTO Entry may Leave Farmers in the Dust

Los Angeles Times / By HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER LAISHUI, China -- Li Jun knows next to nothing about the World Trade Organization, but what little he's heard doesn't sound good.

Development: Open Dialogue to Shape Intern""l Economic Relations

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Development: High Visibility, and More Questions than Answers

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U.S. Trade Envoy Sees China in WTO This Year

GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. trade official said on Friday the United States expected China to become a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by the end of this year. "China can get in this year. We feel in the United States very confident that it can be done this year," Rita Hayes, the U.S. trade ambassador to the Geneva-based WTO, told reporters.

WTO: China Very Close to Joining

By JOHN LEICESTER / Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) -- The leader of the World Trade Organization said Friday he was "extremely hopeful" that China would this year conclude the last 14 bilateral agreements it needs to become a member of the WTO.

Same Trade Interests Square Off in UNCTAD Negotiations

By Ranjit Dev Raj BANGKOK, Feb 18 (IPS) - A 'Bangkok spirit' of concessions for the developing world was discernible here Friday on the eve of the end of the UNCTAD X conference, but uncertainty prevailed over the fate of contentious issues in the final documents it will produce Saturday.