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Disputes Delay World Trade Talks

By DAVID THURBER | Associated Press Writer BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Prospects for a rapid resumption of world trade negotiations weakened Monday with differences between rich and poor nations remaining wide at a U.N. trade conference.

IMF Chief in Cream Pie Attack at Summit

By Jason Reed BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) - An American protester shoved a cream pie into the face of IMF chief Michel Camdessus Sunday, while hundreds of anti-free trade activists rushed past Thai police checkpoints near a U.N. trade agency summit in Bangkok.

World Bank in Warning Over WTO

South China Morning Post / By SHEEL KOHLI in London Beijing will have to rethink its exchange rate policy, according to the World Bank, if its expected entry into the World Trade Organisation creates a significant trade deficit.

Lawmakers Are Warned to Back China Trade or Lose Contributions

The Wall Street Journal / By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS WASHINGTON -- Top business executives are issuing a blunt warning to federal lawmakers: Vote against the trade deal with China, and we will hold it against you when writing campaign checks.

Activists Want WTO and IMF Pared Down

BANGKOK: Non-governmental groups have seized a prominent place at the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) following violent anti-globalisation protests at last year's World Trade Organisation summit in Seattle and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month.

Clinton Administration to Seek More Funds for Trade Pact Compliance

Commerce Secretary William Daley Feb. 3 said that the Clinton administration will be asking Congress for more funds to assure compliance with trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization accession pact with China.

Clinton Proposes Corps to Monitor Trade Deals

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) -- President Bill Clinton proposed on Saturday increasing the number of government personnel for monitoring foreign compliance with U.S. trade agreements, particularly China and Japan.

Economy: Confessions of the Washington Ideologues

IPS | January 13, 2000 | Analysis | By Abid Aslam WASHINGTON -- The past week has seen remarkable confessions from officials at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) about policy positions that have affected millions of people in borrowing countries.