Development

U.S. Support for New Round Contrasts with Hardline on LDCs

Inside US Trade | Vol. 19, No. 20

Agriculture Negotiations: Excluded Developing Countries Unhappy over Non-Transparent Stocktaking Process

By Aileen Kwa / Focus on the Global South, Geneva The first phase of agricultural negotiations which had lasted a year concluded at the end of March with the Agriculture Special Session on March 22-23. This was followed immediately by a stocktaking session which was intended to set the work programme for the second phase of agriculture negotiations.

Rich Nations Spend Less on Aid to the Poor

By Jaya Ramachandran PARIS, Apr 23 (IPS) - Aid figures released by a grouping of rich nations Monday have belied the widespread view that world's poorer nations will profit from economic growth in the industrialised countries.

WTO Seeks Bigger Services Role for Poorer Nations

Reuters / By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - World Trade Organization (WTO) countries agreed Wednesday to shape coming liberalization negotiations to try to ensure that developing countries play a larger role in the global services industry.

Withstanding Pressures For New Round, A Major Challenge For South

By Martin Khor Third World Network March 15 March Withstanding pressures for a New Round of trade negotiations with new issues is one of the major challenges and priorities for developing countries at the World Trade Organisation, according to several Ambassadors from the South.

Agricultural Product Liability and GMOS

EU farmers liable for GM damage

Trade: Withstanding Pressures for New Round, a Major Challenge for South

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A Voice for the WTO""s Have-Nots

BusinessWeek Online / Interview by Mark L. Clifford in Hong Kong

Final Resolution from the Second Prepcom On Finance for Development

The International Conference on Financing for Development will be held in Mexico in 2002 at the highest political level including a summit, the concluding resolution of the second FfD Preparatory Committee recommended on Friday 23 February 2001. (Full text of the resolution is available on the FfD website : www.un.org/esa/ffd).

Liberalizing Trade with Third World

DAWN / Opinion / By Jonathan Power SWEDEN, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, has launched a drive to speed up liberalization of the EU's textiles and clothing trade with the Third World.