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Differing WTO, UNCTAD Perceptions

The Hindu

Clinton Sees Globalization As Key Issue

By Brian Williams LONDON (Reuters) - President Clinton ended a visit to Britain and Ireland on Thursday with a speech that singled out globalization as the key foreign policy issue that could be faced by his successor George W. Bush.

Mercosur Summit Eyes Bush as Partner

Associated Press / By TONY SMITH, AP Business Writer FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (AP) - They agreed on tarifs and an auto deal, but what the leaders of the Mercosur trade bloc really wanted to know as they opened their 19th summit Thursday was what sort of trade policy U.S. President-elect George W. Bush had in mind for the region.

WTO Agreement on Agriculture: Strategic Issues for India

The Hindu AS MANDATED under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), signed in April 1994 at Marrakesh, the developed countries are to implement the terms of the Agreement on Agriculture by end 2000 and negotiations between all member countries to further the cause of trade reforms are to be carried out during the current year.

Environmental Trade Guidelines Set

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration, maintaining that free trade and environmental protection can go hand in hand, put into place new rules Wednesday that subject future trade deals to environmental reviews.

WTO Grants Sanctions Against Brazil

New York Times / By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA (AP) -- The World Trade Organization on Tuesday granted Canada permission to impose $226 million per year of sanctions against Brazil in a dispute over subsidies to the aircraft industry.

U.S. Pursues Trade Case vs. Mexico

New York Times / By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States formally asked the World Trade Organization on Tuesday to appoint a hearing panel to rule on its claims that Mexico is unfairly keeping U.S. companies from competing in Mexico's $12 billion telecommunications market.

Can China Cope with WTO Entry?

Taipei Times / By Hsu Tung-ming

WTO Will Cast Shadow Over New U.S. Farm Bill

By Gene Lucht Iowa Farmer Today DES MOINES - Forget for a moment the discussion about what type of farm bill will benefit farmers the most. Remember, policy makers also need to consider what type of farm bill will be allowed under international trade agreements.

Issues of Trade Lie Ahead: Ties with China, NAFTA to Confront New President

San Francisco Chronicle / David Armstrong, Chronicle Staff Writer The excruciating electoral end game in Florida is not yet played out, but one thing is certain: The next president will have a full agenda of international trade issues to grapple with when he takes office Jan. 20.