This is the last issue of ICTSD’s BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest for 2001. The first issue of 2002 — Vol. 6, No. 1 — will be published on 15 January. The editorial staff, together with the rest of the ICTSD team, would like to thank our reporting contributors and our funders for their critical assistance over the past year. We are grateful to our readers for their input, feedback, and ongoing support, and send to you all our best wishes for the holiday season and 2002.