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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.

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ICTSD in the News
14th June 2013 L’OMC est invitée à mieux exploiter la masse d’accords commerciaux régionaux LE TEMPS By Dejan Nikolic Des experts du Centre international… 13th May 2013 Brazil’s Azevedo wins race to head WTO REUTERS By Tom Miles Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo has won… 15th April 2013 Want clean energy? Avoid trade disputes BUSINESS STANDARD Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz & Arunabha Ghosh… 7th February 2013 Talks on ASEAN+6 trade bloc to kick off in May THE JAKARTA POST by Linda Yulisman Members of the Association… 28th January 2013 Die WTO auf Identitätssuche DW Eine Organisation übt Selbstmord: Seit Jahren wird über… 14th January 2013 As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemala’s Hunger Pangs THE NEW YORK TIMES GUATEMALA CITY — In the tiny tortillerias… New farm bill could bring changes to crop insurance AGRINEWS As Congress debates the future of the farm bill on Capitol… 18th December 2012 Farm Bill Has International Trade Impact, Study Says FARM FUTURES With the Farm Bill wrapped up in rumors of “fiscal… 17th December 2012 No Farm Bill Yet, But It May Already Violate International Trade Rules FARMGATEBLOG.COM The 2008 Farm Bill expired at the end of September,… 10th December 2012 Trade-distorting subsidies set to rise under US Farm Bill EUROPOLITICS By Brian Beary in Washington As US lawmakers try… 23rd November 2012 Food price spikes and the poor THIS IS AFRICA By Alberto Valdés and William Foster A review… 22nd November 2012 Russia-Africa trade: Set for a WTO boost? THIS IS AFRICA By Adam Robert Green With Russia finally joining… 15th November 2012 FOOD: Spotlight on “land grab” deals IRIN JOHANNESBURG, 14 November 2012 (IRIN) - “Land-grab”… 6th November 2012 China takes solar power dispute to WTO FINANCIAL TIMES By Alan Beattie in Washington and Joshua Chaffin… 19th October 2012 Ontario’s “domestic content” clause ruled to violate WTO rules, Premier McGuinty steps down SOLAR SERVER As reported by the International Centre for Trade… 18th October 2012 WTO local-content ruling could shake Ontario and beyond RECHARGE NEWS The World Trade Organisation (WTO) appears poised… Ontario FIT program deemed discriminatory PV MAGAZINE According to the International Centre for Trade… Énergie verte: le gouvernement ontarien aurait contrevenu à des normes de l’OMC LA PRESSE CANADIENNE TORONTO - L’Organisation mondiale… WTO to rule Ontario’s policies violate international rules: report THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — A reputable international… Ontario loses WTO ruling on green energy policies: reports THE GLOBE & MAIL Ontario has apparently lost a key trade… Canada set to lose WTO green energy dispute: report REUTERS (Reuters) - Canada is set to lose a dispute at the World… 15th October 2012 EU warned: Clean tech trade wars ‘could spiral out of control’ EURACTIV SPECIAL REPORT / A spate of climate and clean energy-related… 1st October 2012 IPC and ICTSD kick off new Expert Group Dialogue on Agriculture and Food Security Challenges — International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council AGree [Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] The International… Indonesian Diplomat Speaks Out Against Australia’s Illegal Logging Bill HARDWOOD FLOORS An Indonesian diplomat has reiterated his country’s… FOOD: Poor importing countries need help IRIN JOHANNESBURG, 18 September 2012 (IRIN) - High cereal prices… 27th August 2012 Russia’s WTO Accession Will Improve F&V Exports www.greenmed.eu The fruit and vegetable industry has welcomed… Russia’s WTO Accession Will Energise Food Trade www.foodworldnews.com After 18 years of negotiations, Russia… 13th August 2012 我国农业支持体系初步形成中国证券报日前，由农业部农业贸易促进中心（ATPC）、国际贸易和可持续发展中心（ICTSD）共同举办的“中国农业贸易政策与可持续发展”国际研讨会在北京召开。在谈到中国农业支持政策时，农业部国际合作司王鹰司长强调，中国始终将保障国家粮食安全、农民生计等可持续发展目标作为农业支持政策的核心，目前中国农业国内支持政策体系已初步形成。… 26th June 2012 Customization is key for Suzlon’s success, says CEO ECONOMIC TIMES By Arthur Lavieri Discussions in Rio today gave… 22nd June 2012 Rio+20: What’s Trade Got to Do with It? FORBES By Francis Vorhies One of the more interesting developments… 21st May 2012 WTO dispute strains the limits of friendship and fair trade PV MAGAZINE by Cheryl Kaften In what can only be described… 10th May 2012 WTO Aims To Equip Developing Nations With Legal Know-How TAX-NEWS by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels Officials… 1st May 2012 Pressão sobre o real vai continuar forte diz executivo do Bird Valor Econômico Por Assis Moreira \| De Genebra O vice-presidente… 1st February 2012 NEGOTIATIONS: U.N. pitches Rio+20 talks as a departure from political strife over climate change E&E PUBLISHING by Colin Sullivan, E&E reporter UNITED… 4th January 2012 FOOD: WTO “must address” food security IRIN GLOBAL JOHANNESBURG, 23 December 2011 (IRIN) - An exchange… EU-Agrarpolitik - bald grüner und gerechter? WIENER ZEITUNG Von Alan Matthews Der jüngste Gesetzesentwurf… 12th December 2011 Durban delegates reach international climate change deal AGRIPULSE By Agri-Pulse Staff DURBAN, South Africa, Dec. 11… Regional Integration \| Caribbean Challenges D+C By Kiranne Guddoy In 2008, the EU concluded its first Economic… 7th December 2011 Ways Forward Proposed For Tech Transfer & IP At Durban Climate Talks INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH By William New As governments… 24th November 2011 En förlorad chans till grönare jordbrukspolitik SYDSVENSKAN (Sweden) Aktuella frågor.EU-kommissionens förslag… 23rd November 2011 Danmark vil samle ‘grønne’ lande om frihandelsaftale INFORMATION.DK By Philip Egea Flores Den ny regering er de… 22nd November 2011 The Trans-Pacific Partnership, China & the Future of Intellectual Property Law Negotiations BUSINESS INSIDER by Stan Abrams, China Hearsay It’s no… 10th November 2011 Sustainable Energy Trade Agreements: A Fresh, “Green” Twist on Free Trade TRIPLE PUNDIT By Andrew Burger Governments around the world… Une politique agricole européenne plus verte et plus juste ? LE MONDE De nouvelles propositions, récemment dévoilées par… 31st October 2011 CAP greening could cost farmers and extra €5bn FARMERS WEEKLY by Jonathan Riley Common Agricultural Policy… 18th October 2011 Untangling global rules on hunger DAWN By Dr Manzoor Ahmad HUNGER, malnutrition and rising food… Afrique de l’Ouest : “De la nourriture lorsqu’il en manque” LE MONDE par Christophe Bellmann et Ammad Bahalim, Centre international… Comment: What is the most significant innovation of the past decade, and what do you anticipate for the future? WORLD POLICY JOURNAL By Ahmed Abdel Latif A growing number… 17th October 2011 Common Agricultural Policy reforms plough narrow furrow for farmers The Telegraph by Garry White and Rowena Mason The Common Agricultural… 14th October 2011 Une solution durable contre la famine: distribuer de l’argent LE TEMPS Tim Josling Le système américain de bons alimentaires,… 13th October 2011 Food, when there isn’t enough EXPRESS TRIBUNE by Christophe Bellmann and Ammad Bahalim Food… EU Farm Policy Debate Pits France Against U.K. BLOOMBERG by Rudy Ruitenberg European Union proposals on future… Farmers hit at plan to ‘green’ EU subsidies FINANCIAL TIMES By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels A Brussels initiative… 12th October 2011 Food stocks can be a key ingredient of aid SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST by Christophe Bellmann and Ammad Bahalim… 5th October 2011 Feeding the hungry: The role of Aid for Trade INTERNATIONAL TRADE FORUM by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz According… 28th September 2011 China Export Growth to Slow in Rest of 2011: Vice Minister REUTERS China’s export growth is likely to slow down in… 第四届”日内瓦高层中国论坛”举行 PEOPLEDAILY 人民网日内瓦9月27日电　（记者吴乐珺孙天仁）第四届“日内瓦高层中国论坛”27日在瑞士日内瓦开幕，本次会议主题为“中国企业走出去和可持续发… 何亚非在日内瓦高层中国论坛谈世界经济和中欧关系 XINHUA 新华网日内瓦９月２７日电（记者杨京德　王昭）中国常驻联合国日内瓦办事处和瑞士其他国际组织代表何亚非２７日在第四届日内瓦高层中国论坛开幕式上致辞，呼吁国际社会增强信心，共同应对当前世界经济面临的风险和挑战。… «La Chine n’est pas une menace pour le monde» LE TEMPS Chen Jian, vice-ministre chinois du Commerce, invite… 27th September 2011 La sécurité alimentaire, une chaîne de valeur L’ACCENT MULTILATERAL PERSPECTIVE L’agriculture est à nouveau… Ernährungssicherheit – eine Wertschöpfungskette MULTILATERALE AKZENTE by Michel Bührer PERSPEKTIVE Mit dem… 13th September 2011 The world’s food crisis: time to move THE GUATEMALA TIMES by Simon Maxwell The international response… Cash donation a better way to feed the poor SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST by Tim Josling The US “food stamps”… 25th July 2011 Securing food in volatile markets: From rhetoric to action? THEDAILYNEWSEGYPT.COM By Stefan Tangermann Spiking food prices,… Securing food in volatile markets THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE (Pakistan) by Stefan Tangermann Spiking… G-20 Summit Ignores Food-Price Distorting Subsidies: Commentary BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT Stefan Tangermann (Bloomberg) —… Ethanol Policy Skews a Corn Market Seeking Stability: Commentary BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT by Bruce Babcock Two price spikes for… 4th July 2011 Study: Ethanol credit shifting ‘great cost’ off onto livestock FARMWORLD By Kevin Walker GENEVA — Last week, an Iowa State… 27th June 2011 Ban Proposed On Export Restrictions That Undermine Food Security ALLAFRICA.COM By Isolda Agazzi Geneva — Egypt has initiated… 23rd June 2011 US ethanol subsidy caused corn price surge: study AFP WASHINGTON — US ethanol subsidies pushed up corn prices… 22nd June 2011 USA:ta painostetaan lopettamaan biopolttoaineiden tukeminen TEKNIIKKA & TALOUS (FINLAND) Maailman rikkaiden talouksien… Etanol deixa milho 17% mais caro VALOR ECONOMICO Os subsídios do governo americano ao etanol… G-20 to Press U.S. to End Aid for Biofuels Industry THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By John W. Miller BRUSSELS—The U.S.… 19th May 2011 Clean technologies: Information helps clear the air on renewables policy FINANCIAL TIMES By Sarah Murray By 2050, renewables could… 2nd May 2011 Premier Wen Jiabao Meets with ICTSD Chief Executive Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz Premier Wen congratulated ICTSD in its work on global economic… 29th March 2011 El trato diferenciado no es la solución This article on food security is an adaptation of a piece that… 23rd March 2011 What Europe should do to save the Doha Round This article by ICTSD’s Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz and Trineesh… 3rd March 2011 Is this really about environment? BUSINESS STANDARD By T S Vishwanath Developing countries are… 3rd November 2010 Maersk First in Shipping Industry to Verify Emissions of Vessels GREENBIZ.COM COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Maersk Line has become… 16th October 2010 Uniting against hunger? EXPRESS TRIBUNE Opinion piece by Jonathan Hepburn and Christophe… 12th October 2010 Eminent environmental expert David Runnalls appointed CIGI distinguished fellow Waterloo, Canada – October 12, 2010 - David Runnalls, chairperson… 1st October 2010 EU countries top world ‘green patent’ rankings EURACTIVE While moves to develop an EU patent have intensified… 30th September 2010 Safeguards Against Doha Business Standard T S Vishwanath The South-South trade issue… 24th June 2010 US: Cotton subsidies burden exporters in poor nations - study Just-style By: John Zarocostas \| 24 June 2010 Failure by the… 23rd June 2010 Keep word on cotton subsidy else no global deal, US told Economic Times 23 Jun 2010, 0301 hrs IST,Amiti Sen,ET Bureau… Farm trade safeguard would have limited impact - study REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA (Reuters) - A controversial… 21st June 2010 Help Small Fishers to Fish Less, Earn More IPS By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Jun 21, 2010 (IPS) - Sanitary… 7th May 2010 Japan’s green technology plan MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY by Hideo Doi Hideo Doi of the… 4th May 2010 Green patents corralled NATURE By Quirin Schiermeier Driven by efforts to curb fossil-fuel… 23rd April 2010 Panellists See Critical Moment For International Policy On Biodiversity And Trade INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH Negotiations to protect and preserve… 16th April 2010 US subsidies dent Kenya hopes to boost cotton production BUSINESS DAILY By George Omondi Posted Friday, April 16 2010… 15th April 2010 Africa Left in Cold by US-Brazil Cotton Deal: Study REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA (Reuters) - A deal between… 12th April 2010 Exports issue not just pinned on yuan GLOBAL TIMES By Dr Shuaihua Cheng, ICTSD The yuan exchange… 25th March 2010 Q&A: EPAs Are Still Not Developmental, Despite EU INTER PRESS SERVICE By: Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Mar 25 , 2010… 2nd February 2010 金砖四国唱主角？ Finncial Times Chinese website 作者：英国《金融时报》… 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… 6th December 2009 中国的支持尤为可贵 www.stdaily.com 南非比勒陀利亚大学戈登商学院（GIBS）和总部设在日内瓦的国际贸易与可持续发展中心（ICTSD）近日在约翰内斯堡联合举办了一场名为“中国与非洲的新合作——贸易、增长与可持续发展”的研讨会。… 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… 27th October 2009 Africa heading for 2009 growth due to China-expert Reuters By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Oct 26 - All African economies… 26th October 2009 China firms face staff bottleneck for exports Reuters GENEVA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Many companies in China’s… 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… 22nd September 2009 France evicts migrants from ‘Jungle’ NATIONAL POST By Peter O’Neil, Europe Correspondent PARIS… 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

14th June 2013
L’OMC est invitée à mieux exploiter la masse d’accords commerciaux régionaux LE TEMPS By Dejan Nikolic Des experts du Centre international…

13th May 2013
Brazil’s Azevedo wins race to head WTO REUTERS By Tom Miles Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo has won…

15th April 2013
Want clean energy? Avoid trade disputes BUSINESS STANDARD Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz & Arunabha Ghosh…

7th February 2013
Talks on ASEAN+6 trade bloc to kick off in May THE JAKARTA POST by Linda Yulisman Members of the Association…

28th January 2013
Die WTO auf Identitätssuche DW Eine Organisation übt Selbstmord: Seit Jahren wird über…

14th January 2013
As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemala’s Hunger Pangs THE NEW YORK TIMES GUATEMALA CITY — In the tiny tortillerias…
New farm bill could bring changes to crop insurance AGRINEWS As Congress debates the future of the farm bill on Capitol…

18th December 2012
Farm Bill Has International Trade Impact, Study Says FARM FUTURES With the Farm Bill wrapped up in rumors of “fiscal…

17th December 2012
No Farm Bill Yet, But It May Already Violate International Trade Rules FARMGATEBLOG.COM The 2008 Farm Bill expired at the end of September,…

10th December 2012
Trade-distorting subsidies set to rise under US Farm Bill EUROPOLITICS By Brian Beary in Washington As US lawmakers try…

23rd November 2012
Food price spikes and the poor THIS IS AFRICA By Alberto Valdés and William Foster A review…

22nd November 2012
Russia-Africa trade: Set for a WTO boost? THIS IS AFRICA By Adam Robert Green With Russia finally joining…

15th November 2012
FOOD: Spotlight on “land grab” deals IRIN JOHANNESBURG, 14 November 2012 (IRIN) - “Land-grab”…

6th November 2012
China takes solar power dispute to WTO FINANCIAL TIMES By Alan Beattie in Washington and Joshua Chaffin…

19th October 2012
Ontario’s “domestic content” clause ruled to violate WTO rules, Premier McGuinty steps down SOLAR SERVER As reported by the International Centre for Trade…

18th October 2012
WTO local-content ruling could shake Ontario and beyond RECHARGE NEWS The World Trade Organisation (WTO) appears poised…
Ontario FIT program deemed discriminatory PV MAGAZINE According to the International Centre for Trade…
Énergie verte: le gouvernement ontarien aurait contrevenu à des normes de l’OMC LA PRESSE CANADIENNE TORONTO - L’Organisation mondiale…
WTO to rule Ontario’s policies violate international rules: report THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — A reputable international…
Ontario loses WTO ruling on green energy policies: reports THE GLOBE & MAIL Ontario has apparently lost a key trade…
Canada set to lose WTO green energy dispute: report REUTERS (Reuters) - Canada is set to lose a dispute at the World…

15th October 2012
EU warned: Clean tech trade wars ‘could spiral out of control’ EURACTIV SPECIAL REPORT / A spate of climate and clean energy-related…

1st October 2012
IPC and ICTSD kick off new Expert Group Dialogue on Agriculture and Food Security Challenges — International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council AGree [Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] The International…
Indonesian Diplomat Speaks Out Against Australia’s Illegal Logging Bill HARDWOOD FLOORS An Indonesian diplomat has reiterated his country’s…
FOOD: Poor importing countries need help IRIN JOHANNESBURG, 18 September 2012 (IRIN) - High cereal prices…

27th August 2012
Russia’s WTO Accession Will Improve F&V Exports www.greenmed.eu The fruit and vegetable industry has welcomed…
Russia’s WTO Accession Will Energise Food Trade www.foodworldnews.com After 18 years of negotiations, Russia…

13th August 2012
我国农业支持体系初步形成中国证券报日前，由农业部农业贸易促进中心（ATPC）、国际贸易和可持续发展中心（ICTSD）共同举办的“中国农业贸易政策与可持续发展”国际研讨会在北京召开。在谈到中国农业支持政策时，农业部国际合作司王鹰司长强调，中国始终将保障国家粮食安全、农民生计等可持续发展目标作为农业支持政策的核心，目前中国农业国内支持政策体系已初步形成。…

26th June 2012
Customization is key for Suzlon’s success, says CEO ECONOMIC TIMES By Arthur Lavieri Discussions in Rio today gave…

22nd June 2012
Rio+20: What’s Trade Got to Do with It? FORBES By Francis Vorhies One of the more interesting developments…

21st May 2012
WTO dispute strains the limits of friendship and fair trade PV MAGAZINE by Cheryl Kaften In what can only be described…

10th May 2012
WTO Aims To Equip Developing Nations With Legal Know-How TAX-NEWS by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels Officials…

1st May 2012
Pressão sobre o real vai continuar forte diz executivo do Bird Valor Econômico Por Assis Moreira | De Genebra O vice-presidente…

1st February 2012
NEGOTIATIONS: U.N. pitches Rio+20 talks as a departure from political strife over climate change E&E PUBLISHING by Colin Sullivan, E&E reporter UNITED…

4th January 2012
FOOD: WTO “must address” food security IRIN GLOBAL JOHANNESBURG, 23 December 2011 (IRIN) - An exchange…
EU-Agrarpolitik - bald grüner und gerechter? WIENER ZEITUNG Von Alan Matthews Der jüngste Gesetzesentwurf…

12th December 2011
Durban delegates reach international climate change deal AGRIPULSE By Agri-Pulse Staff DURBAN, South Africa, Dec. 11…
Regional Integration | Caribbean Challenges D+C By Kiranne Guddoy In 2008, the EU concluded its first Economic…

7th December 2011
Ways Forward Proposed For Tech Transfer & IP At Durban Climate Talks INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH By William New As governments…

24th November 2011
En förlorad chans till grönare jordbrukspolitik SYDSVENSKAN (Sweden) Aktuella frågor.EU-kommissionens förslag…

23rd November 2011
Danmark vil samle ‘grønne’ lande om frihandelsaftale INFORMATION.DK By Philip Egea Flores Den ny regering er de…

22nd November 2011
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, China & the Future of Intellectual Property Law Negotiations BUSINESS INSIDER by Stan Abrams, China Hearsay It’s no…

10th November 2011
Sustainable Energy Trade Agreements: A Fresh, “Green” Twist on Free Trade TRIPLE PUNDIT By Andrew Burger Governments around the world…
Une politique agricole européenne plus verte et plus juste ? LE MONDE De nouvelles propositions, récemment dévoilées par…

31st October 2011
CAP greening could cost farmers and extra €5bn FARMERS WEEKLY by Jonathan Riley Common Agricultural Policy…

18th October 2011
Untangling global rules on hunger DAWN By Dr Manzoor Ahmad HUNGER, malnutrition and rising food…
Afrique de l’Ouest : “De la nourriture lorsqu’il en manque” LE MONDE par Christophe Bellmann et Ammad Bahalim, Centre international…
Comment: What is the most significant innovation of the past decade, and what do you anticipate for the future? WORLD POLICY JOURNAL By Ahmed Abdel Latif A growing number…

17th October 2011
Common Agricultural Policy reforms plough narrow furrow for farmers The Telegraph by Garry White and Rowena Mason The Common Agricultural…

14th October 2011
Une solution durable contre la famine: distribuer de l’argent LE TEMPS Tim Josling Le système américain de bons alimentaires,…

13th October 2011
Food, when there isn’t enough EXPRESS TRIBUNE by Christophe Bellmann and Ammad Bahalim Food…
EU Farm Policy Debate Pits France Against U.K. BLOOMBERG by Rudy Ruitenberg European Union proposals on future…
Farmers hit at plan to ‘green’ EU subsidies FINANCIAL TIMES By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels A Brussels initiative…

12th October 2011
Food stocks can be a key ingredient of aid SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST by Christophe Bellmann and Ammad Bahalim…

5th October 2011
Feeding the hungry: The role of Aid for Trade INTERNATIONAL TRADE FORUM by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz According…

28th September 2011
China Export Growth to Slow in Rest of 2011: Vice Minister REUTERS China’s export growth is likely to slow down in…
第四届”日内瓦高层中国论坛”举行 PEOPLEDAILY 人民网日内瓦9月27日电　（记者吴乐珺孙天仁）第四届“日内瓦高层中国论坛”27日在瑞士日内瓦开幕，本次会议主题为“中国企业走出去和可持续发…
何亚非在日内瓦高层中国论坛谈世界经济和中欧关系 XINHUA 新华网日内瓦９月２７日电（记者杨京德　王昭）中国常驻联合国日内瓦办事处和瑞士其他国际组织代表何亚非２７日在第四届日内瓦高层中国论坛开幕式上致辞，呼吁国际社会增强信心，共同应对当前世界经济面临的风险和挑战。…
«La Chine n’est pas une menace pour le monde» LE TEMPS Chen Jian, vice-ministre chinois du Commerce, invite…

27th September 2011
La sécurité alimentaire, une chaîne de valeur L’ACCENT MULTILATERAL PERSPECTIVE L’agriculture est à nouveau…
Ernährungssicherheit – eine Wertschöpfungskette MULTILATERALE AKZENTE by Michel Bührer PERSPEKTIVE Mit dem…

13th September 2011
The world’s food crisis: time to move THE GUATEMALA TIMES by Simon Maxwell The international response…
Cash donation a better way to feed the poor SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST by Tim Josling The US “food stamps”…

25th July 2011
Securing food in volatile markets: From rhetoric to action? THEDAILYNEWSEGYPT.COM By Stefan Tangermann Spiking food prices,…
Securing food in volatile markets THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE (Pakistan) by Stefan Tangermann Spiking…
G-20 Summit Ignores Food-Price Distorting Subsidies: Commentary BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT Stefan Tangermann (Bloomberg) —…
Ethanol Policy Skews a Corn Market Seeking Stability: Commentary BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT by Bruce Babcock Two price spikes for…

4th July 2011
Study: Ethanol credit shifting ‘great cost’ off onto livestock FARMWORLD By Kevin Walker GENEVA — Last week, an Iowa State…

27th June 2011
Ban Proposed On Export Restrictions That Undermine Food Security ALLAFRICA.COM By Isolda Agazzi Geneva — Egypt has initiated…

23rd June 2011
US ethanol subsidy caused corn price surge: study AFP WASHINGTON — US ethanol subsidies pushed up corn prices…

22nd June 2011
USA:ta painostetaan lopettamaan biopolttoaineiden tukeminen TEKNIIKKA & TALOUS (FINLAND) Maailman rikkaiden talouksien…
Etanol deixa milho 17% mais caro VALOR ECONOMICO Os subsídios do governo americano ao etanol…
G-20 to Press U.S. to End Aid for Biofuels Industry THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By John W. Miller BRUSSELS—The U.S.…

19th May 2011
Clean technologies: Information helps clear the air on renewables policy FINANCIAL TIMES By Sarah Murray By 2050, renewables could…

2nd May 2011
Premier Wen Jiabao Meets with ICTSD Chief Executive Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz Premier Wen congratulated ICTSD in its work on global economic…

29th March 2011
El trato diferenciado no es la solución This article on food security is an adaptation of a piece that…

23rd March 2011
What Europe should do to save the Doha Round This article by ICTSD’s Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz and Trineesh…

3rd March 2011
Is this really about environment? BUSINESS STANDARD By T S Vishwanath Developing countries are…

3rd November 2010
Maersk First in Shipping Industry to Verify Emissions of Vessels GREENBIZ.COM COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Maersk Line has become…

16th October 2010
Uniting against hunger? EXPRESS TRIBUNE Opinion piece by Jonathan Hepburn and Christophe…

12th October 2010
Eminent environmental expert David Runnalls appointed CIGI distinguished fellow Waterloo, Canada – October 12, 2010 - David Runnalls, chairperson…

1st October 2010
EU countries top world ‘green patent’ rankings EURACTIVE While moves to develop an EU patent have intensified…

30th September 2010
Safeguards Against Doha Business Standard T S Vishwanath The South-South trade issue…

24th June 2010
US: Cotton subsidies burden exporters in poor nations - study Just-style By: John Zarocostas | 24 June 2010 Failure by the…

23rd June 2010
Keep word on cotton subsidy else no global deal, US told Economic Times 23 Jun 2010, 0301 hrs IST,Amiti Sen,ET Bureau…
Farm trade safeguard would have limited impact - study REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA (Reuters) - A controversial…

21st June 2010
Help Small Fishers to Fish Less, Earn More IPS By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Jun 21, 2010 (IPS) - Sanitary…

7th May 2010
Japan’s green technology plan MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY by Hideo Doi Hideo Doi of the…

4th May 2010
Green patents corralled NATURE By Quirin Schiermeier Driven by efforts to curb fossil-fuel…

23rd April 2010
Panellists See Critical Moment For International Policy On Biodiversity And Trade INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH Negotiations to protect and preserve…

16th April 2010
US subsidies dent Kenya hopes to boost cotton production BUSINESS DAILY By George Omondi Posted Friday, April 16 2010…

15th April 2010
Africa Left in Cold by US-Brazil Cotton Deal: Study REUTERS By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA (Reuters) - A deal between…

12th April 2010
Exports issue not just pinned on yuan GLOBAL TIMES By Dr Shuaihua Cheng, ICTSD The yuan exchange…

25th March 2010
Q&A: EPAs Are Still Not Developmental, Despite EU INTER PRESS SERVICE By: Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Mar 25 , 2010…

2nd February 2010
金砖四国唱主角？ Finncial Times Chinese website 作者：英国《金融时报》…

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…

6th December 2009
中国的支持尤为可贵 www.stdaily.com 南非比勒陀利亚大学戈登商学院（GIBS）和总部设在日内瓦的国际贸易与可持续发展中心（ICTSD）近日在约翰内斯堡联合举办了一场名为“中国与非洲的新合作——贸易、增长与可持续发展”的研讨会。…

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…

27th October 2009
Africa heading for 2009 growth due to China-expert Reuters By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Oct 26 - All African economies…

26th October 2009
China firms face staff bottleneck for exports Reuters GENEVA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Many companies in China’s…

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…

22nd September 2009
France evicts migrants from ‘Jungle’ NATIONAL POST By Peter O’Neil, Europe Correspondent PARIS…

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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