World Trade Organization

WTO Fails To Pin Down Pact On Cheap Medicines

Agence France Presse | By KATE MILLAR | August 29, 2003 WTO members on Friday failed to pin down an accord on ensuring patent rules do not bar access to cheap medicines for poor countries after problems prevented a deal at the eleventh hour.

African Trade Ministers Insist WTO Talks Focus On Market Access, Subsidies

Agence France Presse | August 29, 2003 African trade ministers insisted at talks here that subsidies and market access for developing countries must be high on the agenda at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Mexico next month.

Despite End To U.S. Objections, WTO Fails To Agree Drug Deal

Associated Press Worldstream | By NAOMI KOPPEL | August 29, 2003 Discouraged diplomats returned to the World Trade Organization on Friday afternoon for a final attempt at finishing off a deal to allow poor countries to import cheap copies of expensive drugs.

Argentina Joins In Rejection Of WTO Trade-Liberalization Proposals

BBC Monitoring International Reports | August 28, 2003

Food Fight On The Menu For WTO Talks In Cancun

The Guardian (London) | By Charlotte Denny | August 29, 2003 Liebfraumilch, the drink that singlehandedly destroyed the reputation of the German wine industry, is to be added to a list of traditional European delicacies for which Brussels is seeking global brand protection at next month's world trade talks in Cancun.

Achieving Harmony In Trade And Environment: The Way Forward

Global Environment Trade Study | August 29, 2003 Wednesday, September 10, 2003 Hotel Sierra -- Conference Room Number 2 2:00 - 3:30 PM Panel: Achieving Harmony in Trade and Environment: New Views from the Pacific Chair: Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)

Trade Imbalances

The Observer | By Joseph Stiglitz | August 28, 2003 Trade imbalances: The Cancun round of WTO talks is a chance for developing countries to get a fairer deal. But don't count on that happening, writes Joseph Stiglitz

WTO: The rich get more

Globe and Mail | August 27, 2003 For all the hullabaloo about globalized trade, you'd think its promoters would be trying harder to make it look good.In itself, it shouldn't be such a hard sell. There's no reason in principle why greater access to markets, investment and technology shouldn't be beneficial to the human race.

Trade Diplomat Nearly Axed Over Position On USA

New Vision (Kampala) | By John Kakande And Henry Mukasa | August 27, 2003 Kampala -- A Senior Ugandan diplomat in Geneva, ambassador Nathan Irumba, nearly lost his job at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks for taking a position inimical to the United States of America, Parliament learnt yesterday.

Trade Text Biased, Says Brussels

EUobserver | By Andrew Beatty | August 26, 2003 BRUSSELS - The European Union today (26 August) hit out at a draft World Trade Organisation agreement labelling it as biased. The text will form the basis for a key ministerial meeting next month in Cancun, Mexico.