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DSU Reform: Members Fear Another Deadline will be Missed
The special session of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) met to continue its review of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) from 10 to 11 April. As the 23 May deadline for completing the DSU reform drew closer, Members were still at odds with regard to fundamental issues in the proposals, and there were serious…
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Trade and Investment: New EU Paper on Policy Space for Development
WTO Working Group on Trade and Investment (WGTI) met from 14-15 April to discuss a new EU concept paper on policy space for development, as well as submissions by Japan, Canada and China on transparency and other issues related to a possible multilateral framework on investment.The EU submission (WT/WGTI/W/154,…
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India And Singapore Meet To Launch Economic Cooperation Agreement
IMF/WORLD BANK MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT NEED TO EASE TRADE BARRIERS At the 12-13 April International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group spring meetings Washington D.C., officials urged developed countries to increase foreign aid and ease trade restrictions, especially on agricultural and textile goods. The World Development Indicators, a report issued at the meetings, cites these…
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WTO in Brief
SUPACHAI INDICATES KEY HIGH-LEVEL GATHERINGS ON ROAD TO CANCUN WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi has expressed his intent to take advantage of several key international meetings during the coming months to "mobilise stronger political input" into the Doha round of negotiations. The meetings include the OECD annual ministerial meeting in late April, the APEC trade ministers’…
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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. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. Coming Up: 17 - 30 April 22-23 April, Washington DC, US: LINKAGES - HOW DO WE BRIDGE THE GAP? This event, organised…
- Resources
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Resources
CULTIVATING A CRISIS: THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY. By John Marsh and Secondo Tarditi, Consumers International and the European Research into Consumer Affairs (ERICA), 2003. The authors demonstrate the global cost of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and highlight the negative effects for consumers and producers in developing countries. They…