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World Bank, IMF, Finance Ministers Call For Reviving Doha Round Talks
Finance ministers from around the world as well as the heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund called for resuscitating the struggling Doha Round negotiations, during the global financial institutions’ 13-20 September annual meetings in Singapore. Many of them warned that a total collapse of the global trade talks could give rise to…
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WIPO Committee Approves Broadcast Treaty Amidst Disagreement
In spite of persistent differences over its content, a potential new treaty to update the rights of broadcasters over their transmissions received the backing of a World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) committee on 13 September. After discussions from 11-13 September, the chair of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) decided that there was…
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In Brief
JAPAN, PHILIPPINES SIGN FTA WITH PROVISIONS FOR LABOUR MOVEMENT Japan and the Philippines have agreed to a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that contains provisions for Filipino workers — especially nurses — to pursue employment and training in Asia’s largest economy. The accord, signed on 9 September in Helsinki, had been…
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WTO In Brief
US, EU, CANADA JOIN FORCES TO CHALLENGE CHINA ON AUTO PARTS On 15 September, the US, the EU, and Canada launched a legal challenge against China’s tariff treatment of imported auto parts. Claiming that Beijing is violating WTO obligations, the three Members formally requested the WTO to establish a panel…
- 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 : 21-27 September 25-26 Geneva, Switzerland: WTO PUBLIC FORUM. The theme of this year’s WTO’s annual forum for civil society representatives is "What WTO for the 21st…
- Resources
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Resources
MAKING OR MISSING THE LINKS? THE POLITICS OF TRADE REFORM AND POVERTY REDUCTION. By the Panos Institute, August 2006. This briefing explores the polarised debate on the links between trade liberalisation, economic growth and poverty reduction, looking at the possible effects of trade reforms on the agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors. It explores the costs…