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G-4 Say Talks 'Productive', But No Signs Of Convergence Yet
The world’s leading trading powers say that they made progress towards a compromise in the Doha Round trade talks during meetings in Paris and Brussels last week. Nevertheless, it remains far from clear whether WTO Members will be able to hammer out a framework deal on cutting subsidies and tariffs by the end of July,…
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WHO Members Adopt Resolution On Pharmaceutical Innovation
Intellectual property issues were prominent at the World Health Organization’s annual summit in Geneva from 14-23 May. After extensive negotiations, member states adopted a last-minute resolution based on a Brazilian proposal calling for the global health body to take on an expanded role in encouraging health research and access. The resolution on "Public Health, Innovation and…
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China, G-20 React To AG Chair's Assessment Of Plausible Deal
Developing countries continue to react to a paper by the chair of the WTO agriculture negotiations identifying some parameters of what he deemed to be a plausible agreement on cutting farm tariffs and subsidies (see BRIDGES Weekly, 9 May 2007). The paper, the first in a series of two, aimed to ‘challenge’ Members to depart…
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In Brief
SOUTH KOREA BALKS AT POSSIBLE RENEGOTIATION OF US FTA South Korea reacted strongly to suggestions that its pending free trade agreement (FTA) with the US might require renegotiation following a recent deal between the Bush administration and Democrats promising new environmental, labour, and intellectual property standards in all such accords. "If the US demands renegotiation it would…
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WTO In Brief
AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES RULING DELAYED UNTIL JULY 2008 The WTO dispute panel reviewing part of the EU-US spat over billions of dollars of aircraft subsidies has announced that it will issue its decision in July 2008, over a year later than would be expected under the standard timetable. The chair of the panel examining Brussels’ complaint about US…
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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 : 24-30 May 24 May, Brussels, Belgium. ENERGY SECURITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT: THREE ISSUES FOR THE G8. Hosted by the French Institute for International…
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Resources
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2007. This report was launched at the 15th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, which is focusing on energy, climate change, air pollution and industrial development. The 432-page volume points to new challenges and opportunities facing industrializing…