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Supachai Backs Indian Farmer

World Trade Organisation director general Supachai Panitchpakdi has said that developed country members have to recognise the sensitivities of developing countries such as India in agriculture if the on-going WTO negotiations are to move forward.

WTO Likely To Spare Rice From Big Tariff Cuts

Much to the relief of the Japanese government and farmers, rice is expected to be excluded from a list of products to face substantial tariff reductions in the new round of World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural product trade talks, which began Wednesday in Geneva.

China Committed To Closing Trade Gap With US

US Commerce Secretary Don Evans said Thursday he had won a pledge from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to make efforts to lower China's massive 124 billion dollar trade surplus with the United States. "Premier Wen said that he is committed to closing the trade gap," Evans told journalists as he wound up a six-day trip to China.

U.S. Maintains Competitive Edge Over Canada And Mexico As The NAFTA Countries Confront Asia

The United States is in the best position of the three NAFTA nations to weather the challenges posed by lower cost overseas producers, according to the latest NAFTA Quarterly, released today by Scotia Economics.

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Groups Chide U.S. Response to Mad Cow

WASHINGTON - Food and consumer groups handed mediocre grades to the Agriculture Department in a "report card" Tuesday on its handling of mad cow disease.

Balancing Pros And Cons Of Trade Deal - The Americas - A Worldwide Special Report

TRADE policy is not usually thought of as a sexy headline grabber but the free trade agreement with the US made the front pages repeatedly. Trade Minister Mark Vaile described it as "the commercial equivalent of the ANZUS treaty", while US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said it was "a unique agreement with one of America's greatest allies and friends".

UNCTAD XI Ends With Message - Need For More South-South Trade & Cooperation

The UNCTAD XI meet concluded in Sao Paulo in Brazil on June 18 with an implied message that if attempts fail to further the Doha development agenda under the multilateral trade arrangement, the best way is to go for more South-South trade and cooperation under a more comprehensive global system of trade preferences (GSTP).

Reinventing UNCTAD's Role

THE UNITED Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which has just wound up its 11th conference in Sao Paolo, Brazil, has completed four decades of its existence. It has undergone a metamorphosis since the 1990s and old UNCTAD veterans may find it difficult to recognise what remains.

UNCTAD XI Concludes With Adoption Of Sao Paulo Consensus' Part 1 of 2

SaO PAULO - Inspired by its founding vision - to help developing countries participate equitably in the world economy - the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today closed its eleventh session, adopting the "The Spirit of Sao Paulo Declaration, which reaffirmed its commitment to the eradication of poverty and hunger, and to the achievement of fair and equitable multilat