World Trade Organization

Grain Farmers Already Feeling WTO Squeeze

South China Morning Post | January 29, 2002 | By Mark O'Neill in Beijing Despite the nation being a World Trade Organisation member for less than two months, farmers in the northeast are feeling the impact in terms of rising stocks, lower prices and unpaid wages.

China at Odds with WTO Leadership

United Press International | January 22, 2002 GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan 22, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- China is challenging the leadership of the United States, European Union, Japan and Canada in determining who will oversee a new round of global trade talks just one month after it was admitted into the World Trade Organization.

New Appointment Continues Momentum from Doha

WTO News | Press/270 | January 23, 2002 WTO Director-General Mike Moore today (23 January) announced the appointment of Mr. Nacer Benjelloun-Touimi as Senior Adviser to the Director-General with duties that will include coherence issues. Mr. Benjelloun takes up his duties this week.

Moore Meets Ministers, Senior Officials in Doha Follow-Up

WTO News | Press/269 | January 22, 2002 WTO Director-General Mike Moore has met with a number of ministers and senior officials in recent days in an effort to ensure an effective start to the work programme agreed at the Doha Ministerial Conference.

US Launches Drive to Free World Trade in Genetically Modified Farm Produce

Agence France Presse | January 21, 2002 Geneva - The United States wants to convince the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 143 other members to open their markets to genetically modified farm products, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Monday.

Quad Floats Names For New Negotiating Group Chairmen In WTO

Inside US Trade | January 18, 2002 The major industrialized countries have begun informally floating the names of trade officials to chair negotiating groups for the new round of World Trade Organization negotiations, but trade officials are skeptical that the initial meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee this month will succeed in reaching agreement on the chairmen.

Bush Wants to Avoid Trade War

Associated Press | January 16, 2002 | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON - The Bush administration left all options open on Tuesday on how it plans to proceed following the country's biggest defeat before the World Trade Organization, a ruling could set the stage for $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs against U.S. exports to Europe.

$4bn US Subsidies Incur WTO""s Wrath

The Guardian (London) | January 14, 2002 | Charlotte Denny, economics correspondent Transatlantic trade relations will take a step closer full scale war today when the World Trade Organisation is expected to confirm that a $4bn (2.7bn) export subsidy programme for some of America's best known companies violates global trade rules.

WTO Appeals Panel Rules against U.S.

Associated Press | By Paul Geitner, AP Business Writer | January 14, 2002 BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A World Trade Organization appeals panel ruled Monday against a U.S. law granting multibillion-dollar tax breaks to businesses operating overseas. The case, brought by the European Union, is by far the largest the United States has ever lost before the WTO.