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WTO Members Still Far Apart Over Chair Selection Before TNC
With less than a week to go before WTO Members formally convene for the first meeting of the committee that will oversee the multilateral trade negotiations launched in Doha in November 2001 (formally the Trade Negotiations Committee, or TNC), countries remain divided over the key procedural matter of who will chair the TNC and its…
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Developing Countries Move To Make Use Of Subsidy Extension Mechanism
Under revised extension procedures adopted at the 9-14 November Doha Ministerial Conference, 25 developing country WTO Members have recently submitted requests to the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures to extend various forms of subsidy programs related to investment incentives, tax breaks, export processing zones, and other tax or duty relief concessions. Under the existing rules…
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News From The Regions: Central & North America
US to explore free trade agreement with Central America On 16 January, US President George Bush announced during a conference of the World Affairs Council at the Organisation of American States that the US Administration would work closely with Congress towards a free trade agreement (FTA) with the countries of Central America in order to "reinforce…
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China Appoints WTO Ambassador
Following a decision by the National Peoples Congress Standing Committee, Chinese President Jiang Zemin on 18 January appointed Sun Zhenyu as China’s permanent representative and ambassador to the WTO. Zhenyu has held positions as the Vice President of China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Import and Export Corporation, Deputy Director General of the Third Department…
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In Brief
NGOS SEEK RIGHT TO ATTEND NAFTA PROCEEDINGS On 17 January, the Council of Canadians, the Sierra Club, and Greenpeace asked the Federal Court of Appeal in Toronto, Canada, to appeal a previous decision excluding them from participating in a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 11 (investment) dispute. The case in question involves the Canadian…
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WTO in Brief
WTO IN BRIEF FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION TO ADDRESS ISSUES AND PROBLEMS AFFECTING WTO Following a meeting with between WTO Director-General Mike Moore and his new group of external advisors, Moore on 15 January announced that efforts were underway for a summer 2002 publication aimed at addressing some of the key issues…
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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. Coming up this week 24-25 January, London, UK: PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING. Organised by the WWF, the goal of the dialogue is to promote sustainable trade in…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the BRIDGES staff to Hugo Cameron, hcameron@ictsd.ch. Submissions of publications to ICTSD’s documentation centre would also be welcome (contact Matteo Rizzolli, mrizzolli@ictsd.ch). UKRAINE’S ACCESSION TO THE WTO. Published by the…