World Trade Organization

WTO Fifth Ministerial Meeting to Be Held in Mexico

XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE | December 20, 2001 Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Mike Moore said here Thursday that the fifth ministerial meeting will be held in Mexico but the timing and the location are flexible.

WTO Asked to Revisit Dairy Subsidy Case: Marchi Furious about Request from U.S., New Zealand

The Ottawa Citizen | Bloomberg News | December 19, 2001 | Warren Giles GENEVA--The U.S. and New Zealand asked the World Trade Organization to take a second look at Canada's dairy exports, after a WTO panel couldn't prove that subsidies by Canadian provinces break trade rules.

Russia Economy: WTO Tariffs Talks Progress

BBC MONITORING | Interfax | December 18, 2001 Russia and World Trade Organization member nations have agreed on the tariffs to be levied on 80 per cent of the items to be imported into Russia, Maksim Medvedkov, deputy economic development and trade minister and head of the Russian negotiating team, told a news conference in Geneva following the latest round of talks on Tuesday.

Undercover in Qatar

Corporate Europe Observer | Issue Number 10 | December 2001

China""s Quiet Entry in WTO May Have Resounding Results

The Philadelphia Inquirer | December 17, 2001 The move, though expected, is a milestone, reflecting the nation's desire to take part in the global economy. Andrew Cassel While we were all glued to the endgame in Afghanistan last week, something momentous was happening just a couple of time zones away from there.

Developed Countries Seek Limited Role for WTO Director in New Talks

Inside US Trade | December 14, 2001

WTO Doha Meet in Retrospect: A Whole New Round

IBON Reach Expansion Department, [email protected] IBON Features #44 Through manipulation and blackmail, developed countries have managed to use the recently concluded WTO conference to extract more liberalization commitments from third world countries. By Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo

Dust-Up in Doha

The Nation.com | December 10, 2001 | COMMENT | by William Greider

Russia Set to Be Fully-Fledged WTO Member within Two Years: Moore

Agence France Presse | December 10, 2001 GENEVA - Russia could be seated around the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiating table as a fully-fledged member by the next ministerial conference in two years' time, the head of the global trade body said on Monday.