World Trade Organization

We must seal the deal on world trade | Pascal Lamy

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

The world's poor will pay the price for WTO failure if negotiators do not seize the day and settle the Doha round Global trade contracted in 2009 at a rate not seen since the Depression in the 30s, and those paying the heaviest price are those who can least afford it. So, when trade ministers from the World Trade Organisation's 153 members gather in Geneva later this month , the issue of how the WTO...

• Poor nations need right to fair trade more than ever - Scotsman.com
• Poor nations need right to fair trade more than ever - News Scotsman

Cuba Rebukes US at World Trade Org.

Havana Times, ope (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Cuba strongly criticized the U.S. blockade and described it as a failed policy during a debate in the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (WTC) on Section 211 of the U.S. Budget Allotment Act, which has led to litigations between both nations over the possession of trade marks registered in the island.

India, China Request More Balance in WTO Secretariat

2point6billion.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov. 23 – India and China have been cooperating and supporting each other at the World Trade Organization to raise the profile and strength of emerging economies. China has submitted a proposal supported by India and other countries, including South Africa that the Budget Finance and Administration Committee of the staff composition of the WTO be [...]

Farmers up against WTO

Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tirupur: Uzhavar Uzhaipalar Katchi (Farmers, Peasants and Farm Workers party) has asked the Union Government not to sign any pact at the forthcoming seventh session of WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva from November 30- December 2 which ...

Bank bailout may have broken WTO rules

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON (Reuters) - The government could face trade sanctions if it is found guilty of protectionism as a result of the bank bailout, Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organisation, told the Sunday Telegraph.

World Trade Organization Releases New Video

The News Market (Free subscription) | yesterday

The WTO is releasing new video ahead of the WTO Ministerial Conference (Nov. 30 – Dec. 2) in Geneva, Switzerland. Available video includes general views of the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

1. WTO allows Brazil sanctions on US...

Trade Africa (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009

1. WTO allows Brazil sanctions on US over cotton subsidies 2. East African nations sign common market treaty 3. Nigeria will not sign free trade deal with EU 4. Zimbabwe's diamonds lose glitter for Mozambique's illegal traders

UK bank bail-out may have broken WTO rules

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government could face trade sanctions if it is found guilty of protectionism as a result of the bank bail out, Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organisation, told the Sunday Telegraph.

Two Anniversaries

Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

November 2009 was not only the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - a fact reported endlessly in the corporate media - it was also the 10th anniversary of an event the corporate media preferred to ignore: the mass demonstrations against the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Seattle in November 1999. The task facing progressives today is not only to revitalize the spirit...

Yuan revaluation

CoreEcon (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

I updated the piece that I posted last week relating to the value of the RMB and the US trade deficit - the new piece appears in todays AFR, and follows below. There’s a nice piece in The Economist magazine with similar themes – if you’re a subscriber you should be able to access this link. [...]

Vietinbank Starts Merchant Acquiring for JCB Card in Vietnam

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

, one of the largest credit card acquiring banks in Vietnam, today started to facilitate JCB credit card acceptance in Vietnam based on the agreement signed by both parties in December 2007.The arrangement includes enabling JCB cardmembers to use their JCB credit cards for purchases at approximately 3,500 Vietinbank merchants by March 2011.JCB and JCBI have been building acquiring license agreements...

Farmers’ appeal to Central Government

Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tirupur: Uzhavar Uzhaipalar Katchi (Farmers, Peasants and Farm Workers party) has asked the Union Government not to sign any pact at the forthcoming seventh session of WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva from November 30- December 2 which ...

Naomi Klein on Climate Debt: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations To Poor Countries For The Climate Crisis.

Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | yesterday

Monday, November 23, 2009 : With the Copenhagen climate summit two weeks ago, best-selling journalist Naomi Klein examines the grass-roots movement behind the climate debate proposal that argues all the costs associated with adapting to a more hostile ecology-everything from building stronger sea walls to switching to cleaner, more expensive technologies-are the responsibility of the countries that...

Naomi Klein on Climate Debt: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations To Poor Countries For The Climate Crisis

Truth Out (Free subscription) | yesterday

With the Copenhagen climate summit two weeks ago, best-selling journalist Naomi Klein examines the grass-roots movement behind the climate debate proposal that argues all the costs associated with adapting to a more hostile ecology—everything from building stronger sea walls to switching to cleaner, more expensive technologies—are the responsibility of the countries that created the crisis....

Weekend travel press digest (21-22 November 2009)

The Globalista Travel Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

Some old favourites have crept in this weekend - Paris, Rome, Madrid, Buenos Aires and Barbados. But if they are a little too unchallenging for you, well, hold your breath. Antartica, Colombia, Marfa and Amman anyone? Culinary scenes are exposed, skiing heights are reached, silence is sought and the blue lily is experimented with. This week's categories are City, Escape, Outdoor/Adventure, Food and...

Scope of Obama-Medvedev Discourse in Moscow - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

abdulruff | 07/07/2009

Scope of Obama-Medvedev Discourse in Moscow - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal US, Russian Presidents Obama and Medvedev are in Moscow for their first full-fledged summit on major global issues and world is expected to approach the upcoming summit...