Number 46 15th December 1997
- Developing Country Financial Sectors De-Regulate with WTO Accord
- Implementation and Trade Implications of Kyoto Summit Remain Uncertain
- China's WTO Bid: New Offer Receives Lukewarm Response
- EU May Delay Ban on Tallow, Other Cattle Materials
- India Pushing for Settlement with U.S. in QR Dispute
- EU, Mexico Step Closer to Free Trade
- Caribbean Leaders Meet to Discuss Lome V Strategy
- WTO Appellate Body Delays Beef-Hormone Decision a Second Time
- EU Farmers Defend 'European Model' of Agriculture
- Events/Resources
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Number 45 8th December 1997
- Cairns Group Calls for Scrapping of Agricultural Agreement
- EU Patent Policies Questioned
- Financial Services Negotiations Down to Wire
- Pakistan Sinking, India Swimming in EU-South Asian Seafood Trade
- Eastern and Central European Trade Affected by Russia's Economic Woes
- EU Postpones Ban on U.S. Furs
- Events/Resources
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Number 44 1st December 1997
- APEC Meeting Advances Sectoral Trade Liberalization
- High-Level Seminar Focuses on WTO Issues for Developing Countries
- Genetic Food Fight Continues
- New Moves on Leg-Hold Traps
- India Taken to Task on Trade Practices
- EU Receives Favourable WTO Assessment
- Colombia Proposes Expansion of G-3
- Sustainable Forestry Update
- Events/Resources
- Correction
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Number 43 24th November 1997
- Fast-Track Fallout Ripples Through the Americas
- India Agrees Phase-Out of Import Restrictions with EU-Australia But Faces Dispute with US
- EU Compliance with WTO Banana Ruling Goes to Arbitration
- APEC Talks Focus on Stability and Financial Services
- EU GMO Rules Postponed
- Ecuador Deals with Fall-Out Over Delayed Telecom Privatization
- France Speaks Out for Protection of European Farmers
- Global Trading System Shuts Out Poorest Countries
- Events/Resources
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Number 42 17th November 1997
- A Hemisphere and a Globe Without Fast-Track
- India Reaches Tariff Phaseout Agreement with EU, Australia
- Mercosur Announces Tariff Hikes
- Chilean Salmon Farmers Net Victory
- Deadline Looms for Financial Services
- ACP, EU Lay Foundations for New Partnership
- Honduras to Lose Trade Benefits in U.S. Market
- Events/Resources
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Number 41 10th November 1997
- Facing Defeat, Clinton Delays Fast-Track Until Next Year
- Trade and Environment: Working Together
- Central America, Mercosur Moving Toward Trade Deals
- ACP Leaders: Negotiate with One Voice
- EU Appeals WTO Beef Ruling
- G-15 Meet: Focus on Currencies, Fairness
- Events/Resources
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Number 40 3rd November 1997
- Poor Nations Benefit From High-Level Meeting
- EU-ACP Meet to Discuss Future of Lome Convention
- IMF, Indonesia Reach Agreement on Aid Package
- China-U.S. Summit Yields Trade Agreement on Nuclear Technology
- Trade Negotiators Meet to Discuss FTAA
- EU-Vietnam Thread Needle on Textile Agreement
- Events/Resources
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Number 39 27th October 1997
- Eye on LDCs at High-Level WTO Meeting
- U.S. Wins Over Argentina in Interim WTO Ruling on Textiles
- Commonwealth Meeting: Focus on Trade
- India: Reform in Store to Boost Economy
- More Pain Ahead for Asian Markets
- Mercosur Close to Deal with Andean Community on Tariffs
- Events/Resources
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Number 37 13th October 1997
- China Looks Beyond Big Four in Quest for WTO
- Mexico Urged to Diversify Beyond NAFTA
- Fast-Track Could Be Slowed By Side Issues
- NAFTA Parity: One Step Closer, One More Time
- South East Asia: Outlook Still Optimistic
- Events/Resources
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Number 36 13th October 1997
- U.S. Asks for WTO Panel on India Import Plan
- EU Lashes Out at WTO Over Lome
- Japan Endorses China's WTO Bid
- WTO Bananas: Rumbling From All Sides
- U.S. Child Labor Bill Signed
- Food Safety: U.S. Tightened Food Import Regulations and Winds of Protectionism
- Indian Liberalization: Change Certain, Benefits to Women Uncertain
- Events/Resources
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Number 35 29th September 1997
- WTO Bananas: Suspense Builds on EU's Next Steps
- India to Appeal WTO Patent Ruling and to Table Offer on Balance of Payments Dispute
- China Enhances WTO Bid
- WTO: Chile Praised for Efforts on Improving Social Welfare
- FTAA: Small Countries, Smaller Resources
- Hong Kong Meeting: Malaysia Calls on WTO for Protection Against Speculators
- Events/Resources
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Number 34 23rd September 1997
- Asian Nations Cautious Toward Financial Services Pact
- Troubled Times for Bangladesh-EU Textile Trade
- Fast-Track Pushes Labor, Environment Linkage into WTO Hands
- China Makes Slow Progress on WTO Bid
- UNCTAD: Poor Getting Poorer
- U.S. Wants Compliance for Bananas, Offers Aid Package
- Events/Resources
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Number 33 15th September 1997
- Corn Syrup: Sticky Issue for Mexico
- Fast-Track Delayed: Clinton Builds Muscle for Congressional Support
- Mini-Davos Celebrates Success of Mercosur
- The Big Five to Take Center Stage in Trade
- Events/Resources
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Number 32 8th September 1997
- EU to Appeal WTO Beef Ruling
- Chile to Play the Field in Free Trade
- Mexico Upsets U.S. Apple Cart
- APEC Calls Additional Fall Meeting
- South Africa Puts Lome on Hold
- Argentina, Brazil Sour Over Sugar Tariff
- U.S. Drops Trips Against Ecuador
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Number 31 1st September 1997
- World Bank Report Casts Wary Eye on Asian Development
- Bangladesh Looking for Settlement in Shrimp, Textile Disputes
- Japan and China Talk Over WTO Bid
- U.S. Natural Gas Producers Push for Mexican Tariff Reduction
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues: Make or Break Trade on Agriculture
- Resources/Events
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Number 30 25th August 1997
- U.S. Refines Gasoline Import Rule
- U.S. Again Urges Developing Countries on Financial Services Offers
- EU Collars Bangladesh in Textile Dispute
- Chileans Delay Tariff Cut
- WTO Ruling on Beef Supports U.S.
- OECD Warns Germany on Need for Reforms as EMU Approaches
- Events/Resources
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Number 29 18th August 1997
- Mexico's Trade Agreements: Harvest Time...
- Slow Progress Towards India-Pakistan Free Trade Pact
- South Korea Complains to WTO Over U.S. Chip Measures
- GMO Labelling Might Not Cool Off Opponents
- Tuna Deal: Between Scylla and Charybdis?
- U.S. Action Looming Over Japan's Trade Surplus
- Events/Resources
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Number 28 11th August 1997
- Week of Developments in Textile Trade For US Market
- Indigenous Groups Prompt Re-Negotiation of Ecuadorean-US Agreement on IPRs
- U.S. Fears China's, Japan's Trade Dynamism
- EU Rethinks Position on Tallow in Deference of Pharmaceuticals
- Japan's Pivotal Role for Climate Change Agreement
- Kenya's and Vietnam's Trade Under Foreign Exchange Pressure
- Date Set for Fast Track; Possible Compromise on Labor-Environment Linkage
- Events/Resources
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Number 27 4th August 1997
- Bangladesh Appeals to EU on Shrimp; U.S. Compromises on Tuna
- U.S. and EU Talk Bananas
- U.S. Senate Pre-empts On-Going Negotiations on Climate Change
- China Accession Makes Slow Progress
- Cap Reform and the Environment
- Caribbean Basin Denied NAFTA Parity
- Agricultural Trade and Hygiene Standards
- Events/Resources
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Number 26 30th July 1997
- WTO Hears EU Banana Appeal
- Species Protection and Human Treatment of Animals With Trade Law
- U.S.-EU Reach Agreement on Rules of Origin
- Gene Trading
- Laos, Myanmar Officially Join ASEAN, Cambodia on Hold
- Mexico, EU Move Closer to Free-Trade Zone
- Events/Resources
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Number 25 21st July 1997
- EU Cotton Duties
- Gene Patent Law
- India's Trading Partners Look to WTO on Import Restrictions
- NAFTA Brings Modest Gains to U.S. Economy
- Marginal Countries Make Way to Big Trade Structures
- Events/Resources
Number 24 14th July 1997
- Quantitative Restrictions Cause Trouble for India
- Increased Role for Labor, Environment Rules in Mai
- EU Looks to Drop Farm Supports
- NAFTA's Economic Success
- Japan Surplus Raises Concerns
- Chile Salmon Producers Look to Swim With U.S.
Number 23 7th July 1997
- WTO Ministerial Set
- UNCTAD/WTO Heads Speak on Globalization
- Major Trading Powers, India Reach Impasse
- EU: WTO Panel Ruling Ignores States' Right to Protect Citizens
- Hong Kong Opens Door for China to WTO
- WTO: Free Trade Webmaster
- Events/Resources
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Number 22 30th June 1997
- UNGASS: Globalization, Sustainability and Environmental Governance
- EU Offer a Boost to Financial Services Negotiations
- Caribbean NAFTA Parity
- Africa a Priority at G-7 and UNGASS
- WWF and World Bank Team Up
- Treaty of Amsterdam Ruffles Business'' Feathers
- Events/Resources
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Number 21 23rd June 1997
- Countries Vote to Allow Trade in Endangered Species
- EU Blasts U.S. on Greenhouse Gasses at G-8 and UN Special Session
- Mercosur Meeting Highlights Growth
- Developing Countries Oppose Formal Trade-Labor Linkage
- EU Thick-Skinned in Banana Appeal
- Cairns Group Looks Forward to 1999
- Events/Resources
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Number 20 16th June 1997
- Longer Phase-Out for Developing Countries
- Fast-Track Debate Troubled Over Environment and Labor Issues
- China Seeks New Support for WTO Accession Bid
- APEC Credibility Depends on More Than Trade
- Developing Moslem Nations Launch 'D-8'
- Clinton to Push U.S. Trade Agenda in South America
- Events/Resources
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Number 19 9th June 1997
- Social Labeling Proposed at ILO Annual Meeting
- ASEAN Expands
- Spotlight on LDCs
- Western Hemisphere Trade Stirs
- WTO Working Group on Investment
- Textile Dispute Still Un-Hemmed
- Africa on the Move
- Events/Resources
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Number 18 2nd June 1997
- To Ban or Not To Ban - African Countries Divided Over Elephant Trade
- EU and U.S. Agree on Inspections
- EU Goes to WTO on Indonesia Car Policy
- Metalworkers Union Forging Ahead in Developing Countries
- OECD Agrees to Criminalize Bribery
- Millennium Round of Trade Talks?
- Events/Resources
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Number 17 26th May 1997
- PBEC Still Unsure About Financial Services Pact
- EU Entwined Over Cotton
- Trade War May Loom If EU Boeing Objection Prevails
- U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks as Exports Expand
- Argentina Big Winner in Foreign Direct Investment
- EU Announces Banana Appeal
- Events/Resources
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Number 16 19th May 1997
- FTAA Talks Get Cautious Green Light
- SAARC Summit Yields Free Trade Deadline
- Fast-Track Must Come Quick, or Not This Year
- APEC to Target Financial Services
- Events/Resources
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Number 15 12th May 1997
- WTO Report Goes Against EU in Beef-Hormone Case, France Keeps Ban
- Clinton-Caribbean Talk Bananas
- Investment: Rays of Hope for Africa-UNCTAD
- 'Made in the USA' Standard to be Liberalized
- Report Urges Accelerated Conclusion of FTAA
- WTO to Focus on Regional Agreements
- Events/Resources
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Number 14 5th May 1997
- U.S. Announces Sub-Saharan Trade, Development Bill
- EU Adopts Flexible Textiles Regime
- WTO Banana Panel Issues Final Ruling
- Japan and Indonesia in Derby Over WTO Panel on Car Policy
- U.S. Announces Four WTO Cases Over IPR
- Corrigendum
- Events/Resources
- Free Trade, Fast-Track Urged for U.S.-Caribbean Relations
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Number 13 28th April 1997
- Global Economy Still Casts Shadows on Developing Countries
- ILO Proposes Social Label
- EU and ACP Countries Meet Regarding Lome Convention
- Threats of Food Surplus for EU
- ADB Reports on WTO and Asia
- Mexico Falling Short on IPR Enforcement
- Events/Resources
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Number 12 21st April 1997
- World Trade Growth Sluggish: Return to Normal Level Says WTO
- Andean Community Regroups After Peru Departure
- Trade-Environment Linkage Farther Off, Brittan Says
- India Looks to Revise Farm Goods Tariffs
- U.S. Labor Code Takes Aim at Sweatshops
- Shrimp Farms Pose Major Ecological Risks
- Events/Resources
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Number 11 14th April 1997
- EU-U.S. Strike Helms-Burton Deal; WTO Panels Set for Canada, India
- Mexico-EU Resolve Differences, Forge Ahead on Trade Deal
- World Bank Report on Development
- Japan to Admit U.S. Tomatoes; U.S. Looks to WTO on Broader Issues
- Brazil Faces WTO Row With EU Over Auto Tariffs
- APEC and Investment
- USTR Trade Report Shows Progress for Developing Countries
- Events/Resources
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Number 10 7th April 1997
- EU/U.S. Trade War Over Meat
- EU Genetic Engineering Label Proposal Causes Concern for U.S.
- Bangladesh Addresses Role in Global Economy
- Ministers Call for Forest Convention
- U.S. Drops Quota on Costa Rican Underwear
- New WIPO Head Elected
- Events/Resources
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Number 9 31st March 1997
- Russia Aiming for WTO, EU Membership
- China WTO Accession Complicated by Balance of Trade
- MAI Agreement Delayed
- Clinton's Fast Track Agenda to Side-Step Labor, Evironment
- Mexico-Mercosur Move Closer to FTA
- Brazil, Venezuela Say U.S. Dragging Its Feet on Gasoline Imports
- Events/Resources
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Number 8 24th March 1997
- WTO Banana Panel Releases Draft Ruling
- Financial Services Talks to Restart
- UNCTAD Urges Help for Trips in Developing Nations
- U.S. Firms File Complaints Under NAFTA
- Massachusetts' Sanctions Raising Bigger Questions
- Report Says Earth Summit Promises Not Kept
- Events/Resources
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Number 7 17th March 1997
- Telecoms Pact Far Reaching
- NAFTA Expansion in Trouble
- Venezuelan States Ban Imported Corn
- EU Chip Import Move Criticized
- ILO Set to Reinforce Labor Standards
- U.S. Plans Free Trade Agreements With African Partners
- EU and U.S. Vie for Latin American Attention
- Events/Resources
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Number 6 11th March 1997
- China WTO Accession Talks
- World Bank Considers Its Future
- Colombia Faces Environmental Challenges From Oil, Agriculture
- UNCTAD Speaks out on Next Round of Trade Talks
- U.S. Manufacturers Hit Trade Sanctions
- EU Biotechnology Legislation Takes on New Urgency
- Events/Resources
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Number 5 4th March 1997
- Busy Season Ahead for WTO Dispute Resolution Body
- EU Demands New Talks on Trapping
- "Asian G-6" to be Launched
- World Bank Threatens Chilean Utility Loan Over Dam Project
- New WTO Staff Assignments
- Hostages Freed in Ecuador
- Events/Resources
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Number 4 24th February 1997
- Free Trade Working Against World's Poor
- U.S. Refuses WTO Helm-Burton Authority
- Resources
- Zimbabwe Raises Tariffs
- Green Groups, Labor Chime in on U.S. Fast-Track
- Telecom Agreement Paving Way for Sector-Specific Agreement
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Number 3 17th February 1997
- Events and Resources
- WTO Committee Chairs
- Asia, Vietnam Address Intellectual Property Rights
- Costa Rica Wins WTO Appeal
- U.S. Threatens New AG Export Subsidies
- EU Considers Future of LOME Convention
- Telecom Pact Concluded
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Number 2 10th February 1997
- Resources
- Zambia Wants Investment to Replace Aid
- Dutch Grant to WTO
- New Logging Charges Against Cambodia, Thailand
- Call to Expand Microlending Gets Mixed Reception at Summit
- Caribbean Basin Struggles in NAFTA's Shadow
- The "E-8" to Surpass Group of Seven in Influence, Report Says
- Private Capital Investment to Favor Asia
- WTO Committee Chairs Announced
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Number 1 3rd February 1997
- ILO Gearing Up For Post-Singapore Worker Rights Drive
- WTO and IMF Hit India on Import Controls
- EU Threatens WTO Action Over Burma Sanctions
- EU-South Africa Make Little Progress In Trade Talks
- US Blocks WTO Shrimp Panel
- Mexico Plans EcoLabeling Program
- Resources