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Lamy Says 'Magic Number' 20, As Ministers Arrive In Geneva
WTO Members have only a few days left in which to save the Doha Round trade talks by striking a framework deal on cutting farm subsidies as well as tariffs on both agricultural and industrial products, said Director-General Pascal Lamy on 28 June. The end of June is "the moment of truth," Lamy told journalists. Pushing…
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Mammoth Task Awaits Ministers As AG Chair Tables Blueprint For Modalities Deal
Ministers meeting this week in Geneva will have to overcome substantial disagreements if they are to cement a WTO deal on tariff and subsidy cuts in agriculture. A new draft text, circulated 22 June by the chair of the agriculture negotiations, points to hundreds of outstanding differences which they must resolve if an accord is…
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Industrial Goods Dependent On Agriculture Breakthrough, Says Nama Chair
Ministers and top trade officials meeting in Geneva this week have a great deal to do in order to strike a framework deal on industrial goods trade by the beginning of July. Much of it will relate to farm subsidies and tariffs, according to the chair of the WTO talks on non-agricultural market access (NAMA). Chair…
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Services 'Cluster' Focuses On Domestic Regulation, LDC Treatment
WTO Members addressed domestic regulation and special treatment for least-developed countries (LDCs) during the services ‘cluster’ from 19-23 June. Market access negotiations based on plurilateral and bilateral requests, which normally take place during services clusters, have been deferred to the week of 10 July, in anticipation of an agreement being struck this week in the…
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In Brief
EU TRADE CHIEF MOOTS NEW WTO ROUND ON ENERGY EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has called for a new WTO round of negotiations that would address the energy sector and seek to treat oil and gas like other traded goods. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on 23…
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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 : 29 June- 5 July 29 June, Washington DC, US: WITA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES: TRADE SECURITY. The Washington International Trade Association (WITA) 2005-06 professional development series gives…
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Resources
A SOUTH - SOUTH SURVIVAL STRATEGY: THE POTENTIAL FOR TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. By Marco Fugazza and David Vanzetti. UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2006. Trade between developing countries, or South-South trade, has been growing rapidly in recent years following significant reductions in tariff barriers. However, significant barriers remain, and there is currently…