World Trade Organization

US Says Not Averse To Unbundling Of Singapore Trade Issues

Asia Pulse | September 3, 2003 NEW DELHI -- The US on Tuesday indicated that it was not averse to unbundling of new trade issues in the face of developing countries' resistance to bringing investment and competition policy into the work programme of WTO.

Activists Fight WTO In Mexico, Hope To Reverse Globalization

Agence France Presse | BY DAVID WILLIAMS | September 3, 2003 Anti-globalization forces are looking to a WTO trade conference in Mexico as a potential milestone in a movement that burst onto the world stage in Seattle in 1999.

Japan Will Fight Proposal To Cut Tariffs, Expand Quotas At WTO Talks

Associated Press Worldstream | BY NATALIE OBIKO PEARSON | September 2, 2003 Japan will oppose a proposal to cut tariffs and expand import quotas at global trade talks next week, Japan's agriculture minister said Tuesday.

Regional And Bilateral Pacts Could Impede Global Trade Talks: Brunei

Agence France Presse | BY MARTIN ABBUGAO | September 2, 2003 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Asia-Pacific business leaders, experts and economic officials began a meeting here Tuesday amid fears that bilateral and regional pacts could impede efforts toward a more liberalised global trading regime.

A Truly Scary Free-Trade Treaty

The Bradenton Herald | September 2, 2003 No trade agreement has sounded more laudable than the Free Trade Area of the Americas with its stated goal to provide "free market access to goods and services for the entire continent." Even the North American Free Trade Agreement doesn't quite match its clarion call.

China To Resist Calls For Further Concessions In Cancun WTO Talks - Analysts

AFX.COM | September 2, 2003 BEIJING -- Chinese delegates going to the upcoming World Trade Organization talks in Cancun, Mexico will aim to resist foreign pressure for additional concessions in opening up its huge market, officials and analysts said.

Mexico Vows To Fight Agricultural Subsidies

Agence France Presse | September 2, 2003 MEXICO CITY == Mexico vowed late Monday to fight state subsidies on agricultural products, setting the stage for a heated battle between industrialized and developing countries at an upcoming World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun.

US Cools Expectations, Analysts Say World Trade Deadline Looks Dead

Agence France Presse | September 1, 2003 US President George W. Bush's administration is already tempering expectations for progress at global trade talks in Mexico as deep divisions throw a January 1, 2005 deadline for final agreement into serious doubt, analysts say.

French Judge Prevents Bove From Going To Cancun For WTO Talks

Agence France Presse | September 1, 2003 A French judge on Monday barred high-profile anti-globalization campaigner Jose Bove -- recently released from prison -- from attending the upcoming World Trade Organization summit in Mexico.

A Constructive Approach Towards Agriculture, Food and Water in Cancun

IATP | August 22, 2003