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EU Sets Out New Trade Strategy For China
The European Commission has outlined a new strategy for a "fair and robust trade policy on China" that will encourage Beijing to continue liberalising its trade and investment regime — or else risk facing a protectionist backlash in the EU. The document, dated 24 October, calls for pushing China to lower tariffs and non-tariff barriers,…
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End Of Road Not Yet In Sight For Russia's WTO Accession
Russia’s efforts to become a member of the WTO have been held up for months over differences with the US on farm trade and intellectual property rights. They now face an additional roadblock: Moscow’s deteriorating relations with Georgia. Thirteen years after starting accession negotiations, the country remains the world’s…
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Vacancy
The Evian Group at IMD Business School in Lausanne is looking to fill a position for a 3 month unpaid internship, beginning in January 2007. Responsibilities include assisting in maintaining the website, undertaking data and bibliographical search for publications and programmes, taking notes during meetings and compiling them for the production of reports, and assisting…
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Washington To Seek Extension Of Andean Trade Preferences
The Bush Administration will seek Congress’ permission to extend unilateral trade preferences for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru beyond their scheduled expiry at the end of this year, a senior US official announced on 24 October. Speaking in Bogota, Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said that the administration would seek to extend the Andean Trade Promotion…
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WTO In Brief
‘NON-G-6′ MEETS IN NORWAY Top trade officials from six WTO Member countries - Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Kenya, New Zealand and Norway - met in Norway from 18-20 October in order to discuss some of the issues holding up progress in the stalled Doha Round negotiations. None of the six were part of the so-called ‘G-6′ group of…
- 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 at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. Upcoming : 26 October-1 November 30 October, Geneva, Switzerland: AD HOC EXPERT GROUP ON COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY. Organized by…
- Resources
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Resources
THE SUSPENSION OF THE WTO DDA NEGOTIATIONS: SCENARIOS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRESSURE POINTS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. By the South Centre, October 2006. This analytical note identifies some opportunities and challenges that the suspension of the WTO Doha negotiations has created for developing countries. It proposes that an early identification of pressure points in the negotiations…