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WTO Panels Confirm Victory For Brazil In Cotton, Sugar Cases
On 8 September, the WTO panel hearing Brazil’s challenge to US subsidies to upland cotton producers issued its final decision in favour of Brazil on all major claims. On the same date, the panel on Brazil’s case against the EC’s export subsidies for sugar issued its confidential final ruling…
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Experts Debate Links Between Intellectual Property And Human Rights
On 14 September, a group of intellectual property experts convened in Geneva, Switzerland, to consider the relation between intellectual property and human rights. Discussions at the meeting, which was organised by the civil society group "3D — Trade, Human Rights, and Equitable Economy", focused on a draft "general comment" on the International Covenant for the…
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VACANCIES TRADE AND INVESTMENT ADVISOR, WWF. WWF is looking for a trade and investment advisor to work in its European Policy Office in Brussels. The position requires an in-depth understanding of economic policy or international governance, drawing on several years of experience in the public, private or voluntary sectors; exceptional communication and networking skills; a willingness…
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Ricupero Leaves UNCTAD
PACIFIC COUNTRIES, EU POSTPONE TRADE TALKS On 10 September, sixteen Pacific countries began Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) discussions with the EU in Nadi, Fiji. The joint negotiating teams agreed to postpone negotiating the agreement until the end of 2006, owing to the fact that any negotiations on trade in goods with the EU would automatically…
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UNCTAD TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2004. On 16 September, UNCTAD releases its annual trade and development report (TDR). This year, the report focuses on the connections between international trade and finance. According to the TDR, greater openness to international trade and finance has not enabled developing countries to establish a virtuous interaction between external financing,…