World Trade Organization

End Of Trans-Atlantic Dispute Over Tax Breaks In Sight, Senior US Official Says

Associated Press | November 24, 2003 A senior U.S. official said on Monday he expects a long-running trade dispute over tax breaks for U.S. exporters to be resolved in the first quarter of next year.

The WTO: Love It Or Leave It?

Business Week | By Paul Magnusson | November 24, 2003

Accord Offers Buffet-Style Free Trade; Nations Can Spurn Parts They Dislike

Chicago Tribune | By James P. Miller | November 21, 2003 Top trade officials from 34 nations reached agreement Thursday on a framework for the planned Free Trade Area of the Americas, though the accord falls far short of the concrete plan that the meeting had originally been expected to yield.

Weak FTAA Ends With A Whimper

Calgary Herald | By Annette Hester | November 21, 2003

Americas Trade Pact Gets Narrowed Focus

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | By NEIL KING JR. | November 21, 2003 MIAMI -- The U.S. and 33 countries will push toward an Americas-wide trade deal by the end of next year, but the pact may not be as bold as first envisioned.

China May Raise Duties on U.S. Imports

Associated Press | By Stephanie Hoo | Nov. 20, 2003 BEIJING - China said Thursday it plans to raise import duties on some American products if Washington doesn't abide by a World Trade Organization ruling that U.S. tariffs on steel are illegal.

Trade Draft Criticized As Diluted

The Miami Herald | By JANE BUSSEY | November 20, 2003 A 'great timing, less filling' debate emerges at the Miami trade talks, as a compromise buys negotiators time but is attacked as 'FTAA Lite' for not resolving disputes.; FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS BYLINE: AND GREGG FIELDS; jbussey@herald.com

Brazil Takes Exception To U.S. Andes Talk

The Miami Herald | By ALEJANDRO LANDES | November 20, 2003 The Brazilian press wasn't amused by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick's comments Tuesday when he announced a U.S. plan to begin trade negotiations with Andean countries.

Miami Trade Talks Move Into Final Stage

Associated Press | By JOHN PAIN | November 20, 2003 The top trade officials from 34 nations are inching closer to binding their countries in what would be the world's largest free trade area. But some countries complained that the draft agreement the trade ministers will take up Thursday is watered down from the original concept of the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

The New Miami Dolphins March to Oppose the FTAA

U.S. Newswire | November 19, 2003