World Trade Organization

WTO Focusses on Access to Affordable Medicines for the Poor

Agence France Presse GENEVA, June 20 (AFP) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) members agreed here Wednesday on the need to clarify patent rules to ensure they do not hinder poorer countries from having access to badly-needed drugs.

WTO Agriculture Negotiations: US"" Arrogance, EU""s Hypocrisy and Developing Countries"" Weaknesses on Parade

By Aileen Kwa* | Focus on the Global South | June 2001

Who Will Lead the World""s Next Trade Round?

The Independent (London) | Sarah Hogg

Asia-Pacific Nations Back New WTO Round

Food Chemical News | June 18, 2001 | Volume 43, Number 18 | Mark Thornton Food and agricultural policy will be the key issue on the agenda for a new round of World Trade Organization talks scheduled for Qatar in November.

Lamy Rules Out Limited WTO Round, Warns against New FTAA Barriers

Inside US Trade | Vol. 19, No. 24 European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy last week ruled out a limited market access round in the World Trade Organization, saying it would not provide sufficient trade offs to sell concessions to European constituencies.

In Talks with U.S., China""s Entry into W.T.O. Is Eased

New York Times | By CRAIG S. SMITH SHANGHAI, June 9 - American and Chinese trade negotiators said today that they had resolved most of the remaining issues that have held up China's entry to the World Trade Organization, including the degree to which China can subsidize its farmers as a member of the trade group.

Top US Trade Negotiator in WTO Talks with Chinese Minister

Agence France Presse SHANGHAI, June 5 - The top US trade negotiator met China's foreign trade minister on Tuesday to discuss obstacles standing in the way of Chinese entry into the World Trade Organization.

Indian PM Outlines Ag Trade Policy

PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH AT CONFERENCE OF CHIEF MINISTERS ON WTO AND AGRICULTURE AND FOOD MANAGEMENT Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech at the Conference of Chief Ministers on WTO and Agriculture and Food Management, here today.

Fischler Says New WTO Ag Talks Cannot Focus Solely on EU Policies

Inside US Trade | Vol. 19, No. 22

Globalisation Benefited Only Transnationals

The Hindu | By Amit Baruah JAKARTA, MAY 28. India today said that transnational corporations, rather than countries, had reaped the benefits of the globalisation process. Addressing the 22nd meeting of G-15 Foreign Ministers, the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. U. Krishnam Raju, said the income gap between the rich and poor nations had only widened.