World Trade Organization

WTO Chief Defends Globalisation

BBC News The head of the World Trade Organisation, Mike Moore, has defended the global trading system, saying it should benefit the interests of all countries regardless of their wealth. "We must make this system better and fairer for the poor as well as for the rich," he told the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) in Bangkok on Wednesday.

US Official Leaves Brazil, Steel Feud Unresolved

By Axel Bugge BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil protested U.S. steel import barriers on Tuesday, threatening to take the case to the World Trade Organization (WTO) after U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley failed to resolve the issue in a one-day trip to the Latin American giant.

EU Considers WTO Action Over U.S. Steel

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday it was considering launching a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the United States over a U.S. move to impose punitive tariffs on steel imports. In a statement, the EU's executive Commission voiced serious concerns about the U.S. measures, announced last Friday, calling them unjustified.

UNCTAD Tells NGOs to Fight it out with Governments

By Ranjit Dev Raj BANGKOK, Feb 15 (IPS) - Non-government organisations (NGOs), itching for a showdown at the UNCTAD X conference here, sobered up after they were advised that the real fight was between them and the elected governments in their home countries.

Thai Minister Tells NGOs "Don""t Destroy" WTO

By Robert Evans BANGKOK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi, due to become head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in two years, on Monday urged anti-free trade activists not to destroy his job before he takes it up.

APEC Pledges to Push Ahead with Free Trade

By Jalil Hamid BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Pacific Rim nations vowed on Monday to press ahead with free trade and set the stage for a new global trade round despite a setback at WTO talks in Seattle last year.

WTO Says to Have Trade Proposal Package by Easter

SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Mike Moore said on Monday he will put together a package under which big powers will provide market access for less developed countries by Easter.

WTO: Japan Tobacco Sees Bright Future in China

by Miki Shimogori TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco Inc (JT), the world's third-largest tobacco group, sees huge growth potential in China once it wins membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), president Masaru Mizuno said on Monday.

British Ag Minister Outlines Views on Negotiating Round

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Easing of Hard-Line Attitudes on China Trade

UTICA, N.Y. (Reuters/Zogby) - The number of Americans favoring a better record of human rights and religious freedom prior to admitting China to the global trade system has dropped by over 10 percentage points in the three months since similar research was conducted by Zogby International.