World Trade Organization

Russian Anti-Globalisation Groups Launch Debut Rallies

Agence France Presse | November 7, 2001 | BYLINE: FRANCOISE MICHEL MOSCOW - Anti-globalisation protests come to Russia Friday as an embryonic coalition of militant groups stage what they hope will be nationwide protests to coincide with a World Trade Organisation conference at Doha, in the Gulf state of Qatar.

NGO Forum in Lebanon Calls for Coordination against War, Globalisation

Agence France Presse | November 7, 2001 BEIRUT - A forum of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) called here Wednesday for coordinated action against war and globalisation, ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting in Doha.

Tanzania: the Poor Meets the Rich at Qatar Summit

Africa News | November 7, 2001 | BYLINE: The East African Standard As the World Trade Organisation (WTO) prepares for another round of talks, politicians in the world's poorest countries, reports Herald Tagama, are threatening to side-step negotiations unless global economic inequities are tackled.

Much Will Be Asked of Members in Doha

BANGKOK POST | November 7, 2001 The World Trade Organisation is gearing up for its fourth ministerial conference, to be held in Doha, Qatar, this weekend. Speculation about whether the meeting should proceed given the current security situation in the Middle East was put to rest when WTO director-general Mike Moore decided after a visit to Doha that the conference should go ahead.

Gunman Killed after Firing on Qatar Airbase

Reuters | November 07, 2001 | By Rawhi Abeidoh DOHA - Security guards gunned down a Qatari on Wednesday after he shot and wounded Americans in an attack on an airbase used by U.S. warplanes two days before major international trade talks in the Gulf state, diplomats said. The number of wounded was not immediately available.

WTO""s Moore Says Shooting Unrelated to Meeting

Reuters | November 7, 2001 DOHA - World Trade Organization chief Mike Moore said a gun attack on an air base in Qatar used by U.S. warplanes Wednesday was not related to a meeting of the WTO due to start in the Gulf Arab state Friday. "This is a very, very sad incident, but it is unrelated to the conference," Moore told Reuters.

Developing Nations Plan ""Common Front"" at WTO

Reuters | November 7, 2001 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said on Wednesday that developing countries planned to put up a common front at the World Trade Organization (WTO) summit opening in Doha on Friday.

Kenya; Arm-Twisting Ahead of WTO Talks

By: Paul Redfern | Africa News Even before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting begins, the European Union and the United States are being accused of bullying poor African and Asian countries into a new round of trade talks the don't want. The Western weapons are threats of aid withdrawal and promises of cheap life-saving drugs.

France Has Concerns About Doha Meeting

AP Worldstream PARIS Trade Minister Francois Huwart said Wednesday that France refuses to accept that subsidies for agricultural exports be wiped away at trade talks this week.

China""s WTO Entry, Trouble for ASEAN

BusinessWorld | November 7, 2001 | By May Czarina A. Baetiong First of two parts During a recent press briefing by a local electronics group, grim-faced officials took turns in explaining why the once double-digit strong sector would end up with a 15% drop in revenues this year.