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Cairns Group Unable To Break Doha Deadlock, Calls For Resumption Of Talks
Ministers and senior officials from the Cairns Group of farm exporters called on WTO Members to restart the frozen Doha Round trade talks no later than November, during a recent summit in Australia. However, they were unable to broker any new compromises to break the logjam, in spite of the presence of top representatives from…
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Ted Turner Promotes Biofuels At WTO Forum; Urges Govts To 'Fight One More Round' For Doha
Ted Turner, the US media mogul turned philanthropist, delivered a ringing call for the resurrection of the frozen Doha Round trade talks at the WTO’s public forum in Geneva on 25 September. He told an audience of trade officials, civil society organisation representatives, academics, and members of the private sector that boosting support to biofuels…
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In Brief
WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNDERWAY The 33rd annual General Assembly (GA) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) opened on 25 September. WIPO’s senior decision-making body faces a sizable agenda for its week-long session, which will run until 3 October. It is set to tackle controversial issues including ongoing negotiations on…
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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 : 27 September - 3 October 27-28 September, Yaoundé, Cameroon: OECD REGIONAL FORUM: MAXIMISING THE DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION. Organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation…
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Resources
THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007: DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEXT GENERATION. By the World Bank, 2006. There has never been a better time to invest in young people in developing countries. Those who are 12-24 years of age number 1.3 billion and make up the largest youth cohort in history. Today’s young people are the next…