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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

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.

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.

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.

Constructive Approach towards Agriculture, Food and Water in Cancun, A

There are literally dozens of major issues being debated in the run up to the WTO Ministerial in Cancun. This article addresses one of these many concerns the content of the agriculture talks, which include key elements relating to food security and safety, water, and biodiversity.

Constructive Approach towards Agriculture, Food and Water in Cancun, A

There are literally dozens of major issues being debated in the run up to the WTO Ministerial in Cancun. This article addresses one of these many concerns -- the content of the agriculture talks, which include key elements relating to food security and safety, water, and biodiversity.

EU and US demands Threaten Trade Round

The Guardian (London) | By Larry Elliott | August 26, 2003 Eleventh hour attempts were under way in Geneva last night to secure a deal on global trade liberalisation amid fresh criticism of the EU and the US for demanding deep cuts in industrial tariffs for poor countries while offering minor cuts themselves.

Developing Nations Attack Trade Proposal

The Washington Post | By Steven Gray | August 26, 2003 Developing countries yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the latest proposed outline for a trade agreement to be considered at the upcoming meeting of World Trade Organization ministers in Mexico, saying the document failed to fully reaffirm the group's commitment to eliminating farm subsidies.

Tariffs, Subsidies, Trade and All That

Public Agenda (Ghana) | August 17, 2003 In this era of globalisation one of the certainties of visiting a developed country like Ghana, is the perceptible western lifestyle one sees on the streets, hotels and even homes. This is made possible by the intrusion of powerful transnational multi-media that bombard homes with the `so-called western virtues.'

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