World Trade Organization

Global Unions Criticise Remarks of US Trade Representative Zoellick

ICFTU OnLine | October 12, 2001

US Accuses China of Unfair Trade Restrictions over Soybean Imports

AFX - Asia | October 11, 2001

Qatari Officials Rule Out Postponing Of Doha Ministerial Set for November

By Daniel Pruzin The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Thursday October 11, 2001 GENEVA--Qatari officials have ruled out the idea of postponing the World Trade Organization's fourth ministerial conference slated to take place in Qatar's capital, Doha, from Nov. 9-13.

World Trade Talks in Jeopardy

The Guardian | Charlotte Denny | October 10, 2001 The European Union and the United States are locked in a bitter dispute with developing countries which could threaten the launch of a new round of global trade talks next month in Qatar.

WTO Chair Text on Agriculture for Next Round Receives Positive Reception

International Trade Daily | By Daniel Pruzin | October 10, 2001 GENEVA--Several of the key players in the debate over international trade in agricultural goods have given a positive reception to a proposal from the chairman of the WTO's General Council outlining how the trade body's ongoing talks on agriculture should be handled in a new trade round.

U.S., Other Countries Hope to Bridge Gaps at WTO ""Mini-Ministerial"" Oct. 13-14

International Trade Daily | By Gary G. Yerkey | October 10, 2001 The United States and some 20 other countries expect to narrow their differences over the agenda for the next round of multilateral trade talks at a "mini-ministerial" meeting of the World Trade Organization being held in Singapore Oct. 13-14, a senior U.S. official said Oct. 9.

Iran""s Bid for WTO Membership Again Stopped in Tracks by US

Agence France Presse | October 10, 2001 GENEVA - Iran presented its request for membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the third time this year on Wednesday but the move was again immediately blocked by the United States, trade sources said.

EU Offers Alternative Trade-Environment Text for Consideration at Doha Ministerial

International Trade Daily | By Daniel Pruzin | October 10, 2001 GENEVA--The European Union put forward new proposals Oct. 8 aimed at strengthening provisions in a draft WTO ministerial declaration related to trade and the environment, but the initiative was panned by developing countries as well as key EU trading partners such as the United States and Canada.

WTO Chair Offers Possible Compromise on Doha Ministerial Text for Agriculture

International Trade Daily | October 5, 2001 | By Daniel Pruzin GENEVA--The chairman of the World Trade Organization's General Council has put forward the outlines of a possible compromise text for the continuation of talks on agriculture within the context of a new trade round.

New WTO Text, New Chance for Agricultural Talks

IPS | October 4, 2001 | By Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA - The agriculture proposal that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) presented Thursday for the upcoming ministerial conference in Qatar has left many parties unsatisfied, but has created a chance for unblocking the contentious agricultural negotiations.