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Blame Game Starts Up Again As Ministers Head To Davos
As they head towards a meeting in Davos, Switzerland on 27-28 January, ministers from prominent WTO Member governments have picked up where they left off at the December Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, blaming each other for failing to take steps to break the deadlock in the Doha Round negotiations. The US and the EU in…
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WTO Panel Created On EU-Brazil Retreaded Tyre Dispute
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 20 January agreed to create a panel to consider an EU complaint against Brazil’s import restrictions on retreaded tyres. The EU argues that the measures are quantitative restrictions forbidden by WTO rules, and also violate the GATT principles of most-favoured nation (MFN) and national treatment by differentiating among…
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IP Standards In US-Peru FTA To Affect Talks With Colombia And Ecuador?
Stepping away from nearly one and a half years of negotiations that had also included Colombia and Ecuador, Peru signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the US on 7 December 2005. Peru’s decision to do so, acquiescing to some US demands on intellectual property (IP) that had been proving controversial in the four-way…
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In Brief
OMAN, US SIGN FTA On 19 January, Oman became the fifth Middle Eastern country to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US. The agreement must still be approved by legislators in Oman and the US Congress, which US Trade Representative Rob Portman expects to happen early this year. Concluded in October 2005 after only seven…
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Events
EVENTS For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. If you would like to submit an event, please email us. Upcoming : 26 January - 1 February 25-29 January, Davos Switzerland: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: MASTERING OUR FUTURE. This annual meeting…
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Resources
ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE: A HANDBOOK - SECOND EDITION. By the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Division of Technology, Industry and Economics - Economics and Trade Branch and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2005. This IISD / UNEP handbook is primarily geared towards providing those with a working knowledge of trade, environment or development…