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Governments Exploring How To Restart Doha Round Talks
A week after the Doha Round trade negotiations were suspended indefinitely due to persistent differences among key trading nations on how to cut farm subsidies and tariffs, senior officials from several countries have started to explore whether and how the talks might be restarted. The WTO negotiations have been frozen since 24 July, after ministers from…
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Doha Round Suspension Receives Support Of General Council
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy’s recommendation to suspend the Doha Round trade negotiations because of persistent differences received the support of the General Council at its 27-28 July meeting. However, the WTO’s top permanent decision-making body did not formally vote to freeze the talks, which means that a specific decision by Members will not be necessary…
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WTO Aid For Trade Task Force Submits Final Report To Members
The WTO Task Force on Aid for Trade tabled its final recommendations at a meeting of the General Council on 27-28 July, satisfying the July deadline set by the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference. Although WTO Members praised the recommendations, they did not formally adopt them, and have decided to consider the panel’s report at the…
- WTO in Brief
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WTO In Brief
WITH NEGOTIATIONS FROZEN, POTENTIAL WTO DISPUTES LOOMING Little over a week after the WTO’s Doha Round negotiations were put into deep freeze on 24 July, government officials and business groups around the world are already contemplating legal disputes against a wide range of policies, especially farm subsidies. A perceived failure to…
- Events
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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 : 3 August - 13 September 20-26 August, Stockholm, Sweden: 2006 WORLD WATER WEEK. Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute. The annual World Water Week in…
- Resources
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Resources
GENDER AND TRADE: OVERVIEW REPORT. By Zo Randriamaro. Bridge: Development - Gender, 2006. This report demonstrates how trade generally benefits men more than women. The report lists gender-biased consequences of trade such as increased unemployment and greater human rights abuses. To lessen the detrimental effects of trade on women, the paper suggests, governments, trade alliances,…