World Trade Organization

Is WTO in Danger?

by Stephen H. Dunphy, Seattle Times business columnist / The Seattle Times WTO MEMBER NATIONS increasingly are negotiating trade deals outside the world organization, which calls into question the WTO's future.

U.S. Trade, Not WTO, the Top Priority

The Edmonton Journal Pierre Pettigrew set to fight subsidies in agricultural dispute James Baxter, Southam Newspapers; Southam News Hopes for a new round of WTO negotiations will have to take a back seat next year to the meat-and-potatoes issues that dominate Canada's billion-dollar-a-day trade with the United States, Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew says.

WTO Agrees to Accept Private Contributions

Los Angeles Times TRADE: AS THE GROUP CREATES RULES TO PERMIT DONATIONS AND PREVENT CONFLICTS, IT SAYS IT WILL NOT ALLOW MONEY FROM CORPORATIONS. JONATHAN PETERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON -- The World Trade Organization, blasted by some as a symbol of corporate greed, has a special request for the New Year: Send cash.

Bush Said Could End Trade Stalemate

By NAOMI KOPPEL, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) - President-elect Bush's trade policies are similar to the outgoing administration's, but there is one big difference: President Clinton has sought labor and environmental standards in global trade treaties, a demand Bush does not support.

U.S. Antidumping Law Attacked

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union, Japan and seven other big countries joined forces Friday to attack a U.S. measure that gives duties collected in antidumping cases to U.S. companies in the affected industries.

U.S. Banana Firms Split on New EU Import Plan

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. banana marketing giants Chiquita Brands International and Dole Food Co. are sharply divided on a new European Union plan to revamp the region's banana import licensing system.

EU Offers Proposal for WTO Talks

American Farm Bureau | December 18, 2000

China Closes in on WTO Holy Grail But Troubles on Home Front

from Inside China Today BEIJING, Dec 18, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse) China hauled itself onto the doorstep of the World Trade Organization in 2000 and shook off its hangover from Asia's financial crisis, but the economic cheer was tempered by growing uncertainty at home.

WTO Defers Decision on Next Venue

GENEVA (AP) - The World Trade Organization on Friday deferred a decision on the location of its next high-level meeting while members are consulted on their choice.