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High-Level Talks Yield No Breakthrough On Doha
The four major players in the Doha round — the US, EU, India and Brazil — met bilaterally, as well as with WTO Director General Pascal Lamy, during 3-5 March in London and Geneva. This was the first gathering of the G-4 at the ministerial level since talks officially resumed a month ago and part…
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Review Of EU Trade Policy Reveals &Quot;Substantial&Quot; Barriers To AG Imports Remain
A report prepared for the WTO’s biannual review of EU trade policy, held on 26 and 28 February, has identified ’substantial’ barriers to imports of agricultural goods. Tariffs for some products have even risen since the last review in 2004, despite pressure on the EU to reduce tariff barriers as part of the Doha round…
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US, Brazil Seek To Expand Global Market For Biofuels
The US and Brazil — the world’s two top ethanol producers — have announced the creation of an International Biofuels Forum to help develop a global biofuels market. The forum also includes China, India, South Africa and the EU, which all are large potential consumers and producers. Launched at the Preparatory Committee for the UN Commission…
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Bangladesh And Bolivia Call For Extension Of WHO Working Group On Public Health, Innovation And Intellectual Property
Bangladesh and Bolivia recently suggested that countries need more time to finalise a plan at the World Health Organisation (WHO) for promoting research on diseases that disproportionately affect people in poor countries. At the end of February, the two countries made submissions to the WHO’s Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property…
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In Brief
TRADING PARTNERS RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIA’S WTO ACCESSION Russia denied criticisms this week from the US and EU that the country was ‘dragging its feet’ in WTO accession talks. "As of today we are fulfilling all the commitments that we have taken on," said Russian Economy and Trade Minister German Gref. He went on to say, however,…
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NAMA Talks Make Progress On Non-Tariff Barriers
ENVIRONMENT: WTO MEMBERS DISCUSS INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH MEAS A recent meeting of the special (negotiating) session of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) focused on the relatively less contentious agenda item of procedures for information exchange between multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) secretariats and relevant WTO committees. Informal talks continued on liberalisation…
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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: 8-14 March 8 March, Copenhagen, Denmark: MAKING PREFERENCES WORK FOR AFRICA. The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) will host this trade…
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Resources
THE GUESSING GAME: HOW WILL THE US PLAY AGRICULTURE TRADE IN 2007? By the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (February 2007). This short brief attempts to untangle some issues from the complex web of interests that effect the US position on agriculture in the Doha Round. The renewal of the Farm Bill, American public…