World Trade Organization

UK Hypocrisy At The WTO Will Hurt Poor Countries

CAFOD and South Centre | June 20, 2003 The Catholic aid agency CAFOD and the South Centre, a Geneva-based think tank for developing countries, say in a new report published today that the British government's policy on investment at the World Trade Organisation risks harming the Third World.

Talks Collapse on U.S. Efforts to Open Europe to Biotech Food

New York Times | By David Leonhardt | June 20, 2003 Washington--Talks between the United States and the European Union over opening up Europe to genetically modified foods broke down in Geneva today, the Bush administration announced, heightening trans-Atlantic tensions.

Hong Kong and China to Sign Pact Easing Trade

New York Times | By Keith Bradsher | June 17, 2003 HONG KONG, June 16 - Top officials from mainland China and Hong Kong will sign a free trade agreement on June 30 that will eliminate all tariffs on many goods and remove restrictions on trade in many services, Hong Kong's leader announced this evening.

Mobilization Against the WTO Mini-Ministerial in Montreal

resisteomc@resist.ca | June 17, 2003

WTO Chief Sets Up Advisory Bodies With Business, NGOs to Boost Dialogue

WTO Reporter | By Daniel Pruzin | June 17, 2003 GENEVA--World Trade Organization Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi has set up two new informal advisory bodies with business and non- governmental organizations (NGOs) to facilitate dialogue on issues of common interest.

U.S. Position on WTO Ag Negotiations

Agricultural Policy Analysis Center | By Daryll E. Ray | June 17, 2003

U.S. Files WTO Case Against Mexico

Reuters | June 16, 2003 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it has begun legal action to overturn anti-dumping duties imposed by Mexico on imports of hundreds of millions of dollars of U.S. beef and rice.

Trade Pact on Gene-Altered Goods to Take Effect in 90 Days

New York Times | By ANDREW POLLACK | June 14, 2003 A new global treaty that imposes restrictions on exports of genetically modified seeds, animals and crops is set to take effect, injecting a new element into already heated international disputes over agricultural biotechnology.

South African President Urges Rich To Fulfil Poverty Reduction Pledges

Agence France Presse | June 11, 2003 South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday urged the international community and rich countries to honour pledges made in recent years to curb world poverty.

U.S. Agrees to Issue Loans for Development in Mexico

Los Angeles Times | By Chris Kraul | June 10, 2003 In a move to create jobs and spread the benefits of cross-border trade over a wider swath of Mexico, the United States will extend low-cost financing for major public and private projects south of the border, according to a preliminary agreement signed by officials of both governments here Monday.