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Davos Meet Urges New Push For Doha Deal, Amidst Economic Uncertainty
Some of the world’s leading economies have called for another push for a deal in the long-running Doha Round of global trade negotiations, motivated this time by growing anxiety about the world economy. Meeting on 26 January in the Swiss alpine resort of Davos, trade ministers from the US, the EU, Brazil, India, and a dozen…
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Divisions Persist On Anti-Dumping Draft Text
Longstanding divisions appear to be persisting in the Doha Round negotiations to modify WTO rules on the use of anti-dumping measures, following discussions last week on a set of potential amendments tabled in November by the chair of the negotiating group. Uruguayan Ambassador Guillermo Valles Games, who chairs the negotiating group on rules, told delegates on…
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Ghana TPR: Additional Reforms Would Further Boost Growth
Tariff cuts and structural economic reforms have contributed to Ghana’s improved growth rates and macroeconomic fundamentals since 2001, according to a new report by the WTO Secretariat. The review of Ghana’s trade policy (WT/TPR/S/194) noted that competitiveness was hampered by its complex tariff structure and shortages of infrastructure, skilled labour and access to finance. It said…
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WTO members adopt panel ruling on eu-norway salmon dispute
WTO Members on 15 January adopted a dispute panel report against practices followed by the EU when imposing anti-dumping measures on farmed salmon from Norway. The panel found that the minimum import prices imposed by the EU on the Norwegian fish were “inconsistent with WTO rules on 22 separate grounds,” concluding that the EU made errors…
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In Brief
CANADA CONCLUDES FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH PERU, EFTA Along the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos last weekend, Canada announced the successful conclusion of free trade negotiations with Peru and signed a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. The agreement with Peru calls for the…
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WTO In Brief WTO committee clears path for Ukraine membership
Ukraine has cleared the last obstacle in its pursuit of WTO membership. After 14 years of accession negotiations, governments in the WTO working party on the country’s accession adopted the full Ukrainian plan for joining the global trade body. From this point forward the process is largely a formality. The decision must be confirmed by the…
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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: 31 January - 6 February 4-5 February, Geneva, Switzerland: UNCTAD COMMISION ON ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS FACILITATION, AND DEVELOPMENT-12TH SESSION. The Commission will…
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Resources
BOOM OR BUST: HOW COMMODITY PRICE VOLATILITY IMPEDES POVERTY REDUCTION, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. By Oli Brown, Jason Gibson and Alec Crawford. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008. Commodity price volatility is a serious issue, but not a hopeless one. The basic economic tools necessary to help commodity producers get more predictable incomes…