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Letters: Pressing items for the G8 agenda
If it has been accepted since Gleneagles that Africans should determine their own future (Promise of aid, 13 June), then why has the EU has been trying to impose on them for more than 10 years a trade...
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G8: Cameron promises biggest bilateral deal in history as free trade talks open
Prime minister claims EU-US deal could create 2m jobs but anti-poverty activists warn that it could sow seeds of next crisisDavid Cameron held out the prospect of Europe and the US concluding the...
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So-called free trade talks should be in the public, not corporate interest |...
Instead a negotiation process that is neither democratic and or transparent is likely to perpetuate a managed trade regimeThough nothing has come of the World Trade Organisation's Doha development...
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Letters: New World Trade Organisation boss must resist the Doha proposals
On Saturday, Brazil's Roberto Azevêdo becomes director of the World Trade Organisation at what is a critical time. It is accepted by most pundits that the international system is failing to respond to...
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India pushes to change WTO subsidy rules so it can stockpile food
India says paying farmers higher prices will help boost food security, but critics say it will hurt poor producers elsewhereIndia is pushing hard for a change to global trade rules that would allow...
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What is the value of a slick customs service?
Modernising trade processes has the potential to deliver rich rewards for poor countriesThe traditional symbol of customs and borders services is the portcullis – the fortification through which a ship...
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Faking it: time to rethink intellectual property in developing countries?
Is the western notion of IP right for poor countries? Should their entrepreneurs be expected to play in the same ballpark with giants such as Google?In Kenya, where I live and work, the patent office,...
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WTO head calls for unity to salvage Doha global commerce talks
Roberto Azevêdo is pressing members to salvage measures from stalled Doha talks before Bali meeting next monthThe head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday urged diplomats to stop bickering...
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World Trade Organisation upholds EU ban on imported seal products
WTO ruling claimed as victory by conservationists who campaigned against hunts in Canada and NorwayThe World Trade Organisation has upheld a European Union ban on imported seal products, finding it...
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Why farming subsidies still distort advantages and cause food insecurity
Archaic subsidy rules that short-change poor countries must be addressed to avoid a pathetic compromise at world trade talksFor developing countries, it seems, the more things change, the more they...
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Bali talks are make or break for World Trade Organisation
The WTO will cease to exist as a forum for serious trade liberalisation talks if countries fail to reach agreement this weekGlobalisation is in retreat. Countries are becoming less reliant on each...
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Bali trade talks: can we expect a deal? | Paige McClanahan
Next week's WTO round in Bali is unlikely to produce a deal, but developing countries are optimistic about an agreement on three issues; red tape at borders, farm subsidies and food securityTrade...
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Trade: the real cost of red tape
Moving towards open borders may be on the agenda for the Bali trade talks, but how do you ensure the benefits filter down to the wider economy?Analysts of cross-border trade commonly refer to the...
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Pascal Lamy: 'we have to update the trade rule book'
The former director-general of the World Trade Organisation on aid for trade, life after WTO and what to do about ChinaWhat have you learnt in your career about the importance of trade, aid for trade,...
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WTO trade deal 'very close' as India continues to hold out on food subsidies
World Trade Organisation officials optimistic as ministers from 160 countries enter final day of negotiations in BaliMinisters from nearly 160 member countries of the World Trade Organisation entered a...
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Why the WTO agreement in Bali has finally helped developing countries | Paige...
The World Trade Organisation meeting has brought good news not just for Indian farmers, but potential breakthroughs for othersAfter more than a dozen years of negotiations in the Doha round trade...
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Bali trade agreement: WTO set the bar high but has achieved little
The Doha Development Round was launched 12 years ago and it was a classic case of the World Trade Organisation biting off more than it could chewThe deal signed by the 159 members of the World Trade...
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Anti-poverty groups condemn WTO pact as big business boost
Developing countries including India win concessions but critics say World Trade Organisation is no forum for helping the poorThe first global trade deal since the creation of the World Trade...
View ArticleWorld Trade Organisation confirms long-awaited deal
Emotional end to talks in Bali, as WTO concludes first global trade deal in nearly 20 years
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Global trade deal condemned by anti-poverty groups
WTO concludes first global trade deal in 20 years but critics say it will boost big business at expense of developing nationsThe first global trade deal since the creation of the World Trade...
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