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AGOA Iii Allows Africa's Trade Benefits In The US To Continue
On 13 July, US President George W. Bush signed a bill that will extend trade benefits enjoyed by African countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from 2008-2015. The bill, AGOA III, represents the second renewal of the original AGOA Act, signed in May 2000. AGOA aims to significantly liberalise access for certain…
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Doha Round: Draft July Deal Expected In Next Few Days
At the time of publication of BRIDGES Weekly, WTO negotiators were awaiting a draft agriculture framework text. The formal Committee on Agriculture (CoA) special (negotiating) session was postponed late last week, with a new date yet to be set. A critical end-July deadline for agreeing on an overall framework for WTO negotiations is rapidly approaching…
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Concerns Raised Over Access To Medicines Under Trade Treaties
While Geneva-based negotiators work around the clock to secure a deal by the end of the month to keep the Doha Round alive, UN experts and civil society groups have raised concerns over the fate of countries trying to safeguard public health in the light of recent developments under bilateral trade treaties. Paul Hunt, UN…
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In Brief
EU, SOUTHERN AFRICA LAUNCH TRADE TALKS On 8 July, the EU and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), comprising Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Tanzania, launched trade and development negotiations in Windhoek, Namibia. These are the fifth in a series of regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) signed between the EU and African, Caribbean and…
- Events
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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: 15-21 July 13-16 July, Geneva, Switzerland: 24TH SESSION OF THE OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL. The Open-Ended Working Group to the Montreal Protocol, convening…
- Resources
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Resources
DEVELOPED COUNTRY COTTON SUBSIDIES AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: UNRAVELLING THE IMPACTS ON AFRICA. Briefing Paper by the Overseas Development Institute (July 2004). Cotton trade and production are highly distorted by policy. More than one-fifth of world cotton producer earnings during 2001/02 came from government support to the sector. Support to cotton producers has been greatest in…