World Trade Organization

Cancun Ministerial And After Effect -Textile Sector For Indo-African Cooperations

In The Financial Express | By Ashok B Sharma | September 29, 2003

Business: Going Up In Flames

Newsweek | By Jeffrey E. Garten | September 29, 2003 Cancun was just one example of faltering international talks, one symptom of decay in a leaderless global order

WTO Postpones Farming Meeting Indefinitely

AFX European Focus | September 29, 2003 A WTO meeting on agriculture that was due to be held on Oct 6-9 has been delayed indefinitely, said Chairman of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture Stuart Harbinson in a statement. No more talks will take place until after the General Council meets on Oct 21-22, according to a WTO official.

Brazilian Trade Goals: After Cancun

Stratfor's Global Intelligence Report | September 25, 2003 Summary Brazilians believe the recent failure of multilateral trade negotiations at Cancun was a major political victory for their country -- but they could be badly mistaken. Analysis

China Not Honouring Its WTO Promises, American Report Claims

South China Morning Post | By Allen T. Cheng | September 23, 2003 China not honouring its WTO promises, American report claims; Little progress is seen on financial services, agriculture and distribution

NGOs Seen As Reason For Talks Failure

The Nation (Thailand) | September 23, 2003 International trade sources believe non-governmental organisations were responsible for last week's walkout by African, Caribbean and Pacific countries at the World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun, which led to a collapse of the global trade talks.

Failed Cancun Talks Give Impetus To Bilateral Deals

The International Herald Tribune | By Brian Knowlton | September 23, 2003 Tuesday WASHINGTON -- No sooner had the dust begun to settle from the collapse of the recent World Trade Organization talks in Cancun than a variety of officials began raising the specter of a return to the very sort of bilateral trade arrangements that the Cancun talks aspired to replace.

Ohio Congressmen Criticize Trade Agenda, Seek to Save U.S. Jobs

The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio | By Jeffrey Sheban | Last week's collapse of world trade talks in Cancun, Mexico, should signal to the Bush administration to change course, representatives of Ohio's industrial heartland said yesterday.

WTO Panel Delays Decision On Cheap Drugs For Poor Countries

Biotech Week | September 24, 2003 The World Trade Organization has delayed a decision on a measure giving poor nations access to inexpensive generic drugs, a move that would improve their ability to fight such diseases as AIDS and malaria.