-
Rite Of Spring: Uncertain Weeks Ahead In Push For Doha Deal
Trade officials in Geneva (and readers of this news bulletin) could be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu. For the third year in a row, WTO Members have aimed to strike a framework Doha Round deal on agriculture and manufacturing trade by spring. For the third year in a row, they are in…
-
Sluggish Start To WIPO Talks On Implementing Development Agenda Recommendations
Progress was slow during the first meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s newly-minted committee on development issues, as officials managed to discuss how to implement only six of some 45 reform proposals aimed at placing development concerns at the heart of the institution’s work. The sluggish pace of the 3-7 March discussions prompted…
- In Brief
-
EU-India FTA May Not Happen This Year, Suggests Brussels
The EU is not in a hurry to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India this year, EU officials suggested last week. India’s commerce minister, Kamal Nath, recently expressed hopes for finalising the talks by the year’s end. However, although both sides have acknowledged significant progress thus far, differences have emerged. "Although goods…
- Events
-
Events
Coming up: 13-19 March13 - 14 March, Chatham House, London, UK. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 2008: SUSTAINING MOMENTUM AND RESPONSIBLE GROWTH. At their 2007 Summit, the G8 nations signalled an unprecedented interest in corporate responsibility. Not only did they encourage the business sector to use specific Corporate Responsibility instruments, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises…
- Resources
-
Resources
INTEGRATION OF MARKETS VS. INTEGRATION BY AGREEMENTS. By Nathalie Aminian, K.C. Fung, and Francis Ng. The World Bank, March 2008. This paper provides an analysis of the two channels of regional integration: integration via markets and integration via agreements. Given that East Asia and Latin America are two fertile regions where both forms of integrations…