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AG Chair Releases Second Instalment Of 'Challenges' Paper, Sparking Varied Reactions
The chair of the WTO agriculture negotiations on 25 May released the second instalment of his paper outlining parameters for a plausible deal on some issues in the talks, sparking a range of reactions from trade diplomats. Like the first one, it sought to ‘challenge’ WTO Members to depart from long-held bargaining positions in order…
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Antigua Asks Other Countries To Pressure US In Gambling Dispute
Antigua and Barbuda has appealed to other WTO Members to help make it harder for the US to avoid complying with dispute rulings against Washington’s restrictions on foreign-based internet gambling. WTO dispute panels and the Appellate Body have, in a series of decisions, agreed with Antigua’s complaint that the US’…
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India Trade Policy Review Lauds Growth But Calls For Further Reforms
India’s robust economic growth since 2001 is largely attributable to unilateral trade and structural reforms, especially in services, according to a new WTO Secretariat report on the country’s trade policies. The economic expansion has been associated with reduced poverty and infant mortality. However, for this performance to be sustained,…
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In Brief
MARINE SCIENTISTS APPEAL TO WTO TO HALT OVERFISHING A group of international marine scientists have appealed to WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, asking him to push for deep cuts to the fisheries subsidies that they blame for declining marine fish stocks worldwide. Signed by a group of 125 fisheries experts from 27 countries, the declaration was delivered…
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AG Consultations 'Pretty Good' But Not Enough, Says Falconer
The chair of the troubled WTO agriculture negotiations on 30 May said that a round of consultations with a group of about 20 Members was "slightly more positive" than expected, but did not point the way to any imminent bridging of divisions in the talks. Chair Ambassador Crawford Falconer (New Zealand) held a series of informal…
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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. Coming Up: 31 May - 6 June 3-5 June 2007, Lusaka, Zambia. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING AND WIDENING MARKETS AND…
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Resources
PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES, THE GLOBAL TUNA INDUSTRY AND THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGIME — A GUIDEBOOK. Forum Fisheries Agency (April 2007). Pacific Island nations that trade their fisheries products internationally must negotiate a complex network of trade rules and regulations. This guidebook, which outlines the major trade-related elements of the tuna fishing industry in the Western…