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ICTSD is a leading global authority on issues related to trade and sustainable development. The Centre’s experts and research are regularly quoted and cited both in popular media and more specialised trade and academic journals.

See below for examples of media coverage of ICTSD publications, activities, and/or events.

ICTSD in the News
26th January 2010 Emerging powers: Rising stars vie to outshine FINANCIAL TIMES By: Alan Beattie The joke in Sao Paulo used… 16th December 2009 Climate Change to Hit Trade Sectors of Small And Vulnerable States Hardest, Says Study ALLAFRICA Small and vulnerable developing countries will see… End of banana wars brings hope for Doha FINANCIAL TIMES By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels The longest-running… EU Ends 16-Year Banana Trade Battle THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By John W. Miller BRUSSELS —… Pact Ends Long Trade Fight Over Bananas THE NEW YORK TIMES By Stephen Castle BRUSSELS — The European… Deal ends banana trade dispute AL JAZEERA A decades-old trade dispute over bananas has been… 15th December 2009 Q & A: The Banana Wars BBC The European Union has agreed a deal with Latin American… EU, Latin American Accord Ends Banana-Import Dispute BLOOMBERG By Jennifer M. Freedman Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) —… EU, U.S., Latin America initial banana deal to end decades-old dispute REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The European… Banane: l’UE et les pays d’Amérique latine ont enterré la hache de guerre AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (AFP) De Alexandra TROUBNIKOFF GENÈVE… Estudo aponta ineficácia de subsídios antidistorção ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO (Brazil) JONATHAN LYNN – REUTERS GENEBRA… EU, Latin American countries end banana dispute THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) By Bradley S. Klapper GENEVA —… Non-distorting farm subsidies may still distort - study REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA - Efforts to overhaul agricultural… Bananas sweeten Doha’s future GENEVA LUNCH By Ellen Wallace Bananas have come close to being… EU Agrees to Cut Tariffs on Banana Imports from Latin America DIGITAL JOURNAL By Chris Dade A 15-year-long dispute at the… 12th December 2009 Trade and Climate Change: Key Issues for Small States, LDCs and Vulnerable Economies ENVIRONMENT NEWS BULLETIN (ENB) Janet Strachan, Commonwealth… 9th December 2009 Mudanças climáticas VALOR ECONÔMICO - BRAZIL Setores com uso intensivo de energia,… 7th December 2009 WWF siervo del Agronegocio y de la globalización AGENCIA LATINOAMERICANA DA INFORMACIÓN Javiera Rull El Fondo… 5th December 2009 Successful completion of Doha Round talks stressed THE DAILY STAR, BANGLADESH Speakers at a dialogue at the Geneva… 3rd December 2009 TRADE: “Development More Important than Quick Conclusion of Doha” IPS GENEVA, Dec 3 (IPS) - Governments expressed the will at… Development More Important than Quick Conclusion of Doha INTER PRESS SERVICE NEWS AGENCY By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Dec… 1st December 2009 Substance of trade deal on bananas reached - diplomats REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The European… 22nd November 2009 EUA se rendem ao ”mercantilismo” ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO (Brazil) Gustavo Chacra Assim como no… 18th November 2009 Fears for fair trade farmers if ‘banana war’ ends THE GUARDIAN, UK By Heather Stewart Britain’s shoppers… 2nd November 2009 Doha to have little overall impact on sugar–study REUTERS by Jonathan Lynn GENEVA - Proposals in the Doha trade… Sugar: little market opening likely under draft trade deal, study finds MODERN GHANA The EU and US could avoid steep tariff cuts on… ‘WTO maakt bescherming suikerproductie mogelijk’ HET AGRARISCH DAGBLAD / AGD.NL De EU, de VS en Japan kunnen… 28th October 2009 Commentary: More food on less carbon FORBES By Daniel Martino and Franz Fischler The law of unintended… 22nd October 2009 Renewable Energy Association report on biofuels - a costly and ineffective way of tackling climate change Friends of the Earth Press Release - Commenting on a report launched… 14th September 2009 Ärger mit der Milch Der Tagesspiegel Von Heike Jahberg 14.9.2009 0:00 Uhr Berlin… 11th September 2009 Tödliches EU-Agrardumping Neues Deutschland Von Martin Ling Die Vereinten Nationen werden… 7th August 2009 Peru protects its traditional knowledge, according to ICTSD LIVING IN PERU By Isabel Guerra Peru has blocked several foreign… 30th July 2009 多哈谈判若达成中国农产品关税或降至13.3% ifeng.com 2009年07月30日 02:59每日经济新闻【大中… 29th July 2009 China could lower tariffs for agriculture imports: study domain-b Under a new global trade deal China would cut farm tariffs… Poor banana producers need targeted aid: trade study Reuters Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:06pm GMT By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA… 28th July 2009 China would cut farm tariffs under WTO deal - study Reuters Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:40pm IST By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA… 23rd July 2009 ‘WTO landbouwverdrag goede opening Chinese markt’ Het Agrarisch Dagblat / agd.nl Een wereldhandelsverdrag leidt… 17th July 2009 ANALYSIS-Doha trade negotiators wait for America Reuters Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:17am EDT * Little movement in Doha… 15th July 2009 WTO cotton deal will do little for Africa - expert Reuters 15 Jul 2009 19:09:40 GMT Source: Reuters * WTO cotton… 16th April 2009 危机对策不应损害经济长期发展 21世纪报 - 如何看待世界经济的整体走势，如何确保危机中出台的法律条文不会为危机后的经济发展带来阻碍，博鳌亚洲论坛开幕前夕，本报独家专访了总部位于瑞士日内瓦的国际贸易和可持续发展中心CEO梅林德博士。… 28th July 2008 Cotton program nears reckoning in WTO talks Reuters Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:05am EDT By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON… 22nd July 2008 La crise alimentaire sans effet sur les subventions Le Matin.ma La hausse des prix alimentaires serait de nature… 9th July 2008 ‘Amerikaanse boeren spekkoper huidig WTO-voorstel’ Het Agrarische Dagblat / agd.nl 09 jul 2008 15:08 Het huidige… 8th July 2008 U.S. farmers to gain rich market access from WTO deal: studies Reuters Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:45pm BST By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA…

ICTSD in the News

26th January 2010
Emerging powers: Rising stars vie to outshine FINANCIAL TIMES By: Alan Beattie The joke in Sao Paulo used…

16th December 2009
Climate Change to Hit Trade Sectors of Small And Vulnerable States Hardest, Says Study ALLAFRICA Small and vulnerable developing countries will see…
End of banana wars brings hope for Doha FINANCIAL TIMES By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels The longest-running…
EU Ends 16-Year Banana Trade Battle THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By John W. Miller BRUSSELS —…
Pact Ends Long Trade Fight Over Bananas THE NEW YORK TIMES By Stephen Castle BRUSSELS — The European…
Deal ends banana trade dispute AL JAZEERA A decades-old trade dispute over bananas has been…

15th December 2009
Q & A: The Banana Wars BBC The European Union has agreed a deal with Latin American…
EU, Latin American Accord Ends Banana-Import Dispute BLOOMBERG By Jennifer M. Freedman Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) —…
EU, U.S., Latin America initial banana deal to end decades-old dispute REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The European…
Banane: l’UE et les pays d’Amérique latine ont enterré la hache de guerre AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (AFP) De Alexandra TROUBNIKOFF GENÈVE…
Estudo aponta ineficácia de subsídios antidistorção ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO (Brazil) JONATHAN LYNN – REUTERS GENEBRA…
EU, Latin American countries end banana dispute THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) By Bradley S. Klapper GENEVA —…
Non-distorting farm subsidies may still distort - study REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA - Efforts to overhaul agricultural…
Bananas sweeten Doha’s future GENEVA LUNCH By Ellen Wallace Bananas have come close to being…
EU Agrees to Cut Tariffs on Banana Imports from Latin America DIGITAL JOURNAL By Chris Dade A 15-year-long dispute at the…

12th December 2009
Trade and Climate Change: Key Issues for Small States, LDCs and Vulnerable Economies ENVIRONMENT NEWS BULLETIN (ENB) Janet Strachan, Commonwealth…

9th December 2009
Mudanças climáticas VALOR ECONÔMICO - BRAZIL Setores com uso intensivo de energia,…

7th December 2009
WWF siervo del Agronegocio y de la globalización AGENCIA LATINOAMERICANA DA INFORMACIÓN Javiera Rull El Fondo…

5th December 2009
Successful completion of Doha Round talks stressed THE DAILY STAR, BANGLADESH Speakers at a dialogue at the Geneva…

3rd December 2009
TRADE: “Development More Important than Quick Conclusion of Doha” IPS GENEVA, Dec 3 (IPS) - Governments expressed the will at…
Development More Important than Quick Conclusion of Doha INTER PRESS SERVICE NEWS AGENCY By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Dec…

1st December 2009
Substance of trade deal on bananas reached - diplomats REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The European…

22nd November 2009
EUA se rendem ao ”mercantilismo” ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO (Brazil) Gustavo Chacra Assim como no…

18th November 2009
Fears for fair trade farmers if ‘banana war’ ends THE GUARDIAN, UK By Heather Stewart Britain’s shoppers…

2nd November 2009
Doha to have little overall impact on sugar–study REUTERS by Jonathan Lynn GENEVA - Proposals in the Doha trade…
Sugar: little market opening likely under draft trade deal, study finds MODERN GHANA The EU and US could avoid steep tariff cuts on…
‘WTO maakt bescherming suikerproductie mogelijk’ HET AGRARISCH DAGBLAD / AGD.NL De EU, de VS en Japan kunnen…

28th October 2009
Commentary: More food on less carbon FORBES By Daniel Martino and Franz Fischler The law of unintended…

22nd October 2009
Renewable Energy Association report on biofuels - a costly and ineffective way of tackling climate change Friends of the Earth Press Release - Commenting on a report launched…

14th September 2009
Ärger mit der Milch Der Tagesspiegel Von Heike Jahberg 14.9.2009 0:00 Uhr Berlin…

11th September 2009
Tödliches EU-Agrardumping Neues Deutschland Von Martin Ling Die Vereinten Nationen werden…

7th August 2009
Peru protects its traditional knowledge, according to ICTSD LIVING IN PERU By Isabel Guerra Peru has blocked several foreign…

30th July 2009
多哈谈判若达成中国农产品关税或降至13.3% ifeng.com 2009年07月30日 02:59每日经济新闻【大中…

29th July 2009
China could lower tariffs for agriculture imports: study domain-b Under a new global trade deal China would cut farm tariffs…
Poor banana producers need targeted aid: trade study Reuters Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:06pm GMT By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA…

28th July 2009
China would cut farm tariffs under WTO deal - study Reuters Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:40pm IST By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA…

23rd July 2009
‘WTO landbouwverdrag goede opening Chinese markt’ Het Agrarisch Dagblat / agd.nl Een wereldhandelsverdrag leidt…

17th July 2009
ANALYSIS-Doha trade negotiators wait for America Reuters Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:17am EDT * Little movement in Doha…

15th July 2009
WTO cotton deal will do little for Africa - expert Reuters 15 Jul 2009 19:09:40 GMT Source: Reuters * WTO cotton…

16th April 2009
危机对策不应损害经济长期发展 21世纪报 - 如何看待世界经济的整体走势，如何确保危机中出台的法律条文不会为危机后的经济发展带来阻碍，博鳌亚洲论坛开幕前夕，本报独家专访了总部位于瑞士日内瓦的国际贸易和可持续发展中心CEO梅林德博士。…

28th July 2008
Cotton program nears reckoning in WTO talks Reuters Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:05am EDT By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON…

22nd July 2008
La crise alimentaire sans effet sur les subventions Le Matin.ma La hausse des prix alimentaires serait de nature…

9th July 2008
‘Amerikaanse boeren spekkoper huidig WTO-voorstel’ Het Agrarische Dagblat / agd.nl 09 jul 2008 15:08 Het huidige…

8th July 2008
U.S. farmers to gain rich market access from WTO deal: studies Reuters Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:45pm BST By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA…

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