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Regional And Bilateral Pacts Could Impede Global Trade Talks: Brunei

Agence France Presse | BY MARTIN ABBUGAO | September 2, 2003 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Asia-Pacific business leaders, experts and economic officials began a meeting here Tuesday amid fears that bilateral and regional pacts could impede efforts toward a more liberalised global trading regime.

A Truly Scary Free-Trade Treaty

The Bradenton Herald | September 2, 2003 No trade agreement has sounded more laudable than the Free Trade Area of the Americas with its stated goal to provide "free market access to goods and services for the entire continent." Even the North American Free Trade Agreement doesn't quite match its clarion call.

China To Resist Calls For Further Concessions In Cancun WTO Talks - Analysts

AFX.COM | September 2, 2003 BEIJING -- Chinese delegates going to the upcoming World Trade Organization talks in Cancun, Mexico will aim to resist foreign pressure for additional concessions in opening up its huge market, officials and analysts said.

Mexico Vows To Fight Agricultural Subsidies

Agence France Presse | September 2, 2003 MEXICO CITY == Mexico vowed late Monday to fight state subsidies on agricultural products, setting the stage for a heated battle between industrialized and developing countries at an upcoming World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun.

US Cools Expectations, Analysts Say World Trade Deadline Looks Dead

Agence France Presse | September 1, 2003 US President George W. Bush's administration is already tempering expectations for progress at global trade talks in Mexico as deep divisions throw a January 1, 2005 deadline for final agreement into serious doubt, analysts say.

French Judge Prevents Bove From Going To Cancun For WTO Talks

Agence France Presse | September 1, 2003 A French judge on Monday barred high-profile anti-globalization campaigner Jose Bove -- recently released from prison -- from attending the upcoming World Trade Organization summit in Mexico.

A Constructive Approach Towards Agriculture, Food and Water in Cancun

IATP | August 22, 2003

WTO Fails To Pin Down Pact On Cheap Medicines

Agence France Presse | By KATE MILLAR | August 29, 2003 WTO members on Friday failed to pin down an accord on ensuring patent rules do not bar access to cheap medicines for poor countries after problems prevented a deal at the eleventh hour.

African Trade Ministers Insist WTO Talks Focus On Market Access, Subsidies

Agence France Presse | August 29, 2003 African trade ministers insisted at talks here that subsidies and market access for developing countries must be high on the agenda at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Mexico next month.

Despite End To U.S. Objections, WTO Fails To Agree Drug Deal

Associated Press Worldstream | By NAOMI KOPPEL | August 29, 2003 Discouraged diplomats returned to the World Trade Organization on Friday afternoon for a final attempt at finishing off a deal to allow poor countries to import cheap copies of expensive drugs.