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NAMA Positions "Diverging Rather Than Converging" Dimming Hopes For Doha Deal
Is an agreement possible in the Doha Round negotiations on industrial goods? Or do governments’ ‘red lines’ simply not overlap enough to allow them to strike a deal? The answer remains far from clear, officials suggest, after a week of talks served once again to highlight WTO Members’ differences…
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Participants Satisfied With Progress In WHO Talks On Bolstering Medical Innovation
Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 10 November ended a week of talks without coming up with a draft plan to promote medical innovation, instead noting that they had made meaningful progress and that the negotiations would resume next year. The WHO Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on Public Health,…
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US House Passes Peru Fta With Support From Divided Democrats
With support from just under half of the ruling Democrats, the US House of Representatives on 8 November voted to approve a free trade agreement (FTA) with Peru. Prior to the vote, Democrats had broadly opposed the George W. Bush administration’s trade agenda. This was particularly true when it came…
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In Brief
PALM OIL PROVES STICKING POINT IN INDIA-ASEAN FTA TALKS Disagreements over palm oil and other sensitive products continue to prevent India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from finalising a free trade agreement (FTA). Negotiators had hoped to be able to conclude a deal in time for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to…
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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: 15-21 November 15 November, Geneva, Switzerland. HIGH-LEVEL MULTISTAKEHOLDER MEETING: MOBILIZING RESOURCES AND HARNESSING KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT - INVESTMENT…
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Resources
ASSESSMENT OF THE WORLD BANK’S ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. By the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group, November 2007. The report comes at a critical time for the Bank, as it reassesses its work in this area, in light of the recent release of the World Development Report on agriculture, and statements from…