Number 44 19th December 2007
- Cape Verde Joins The WTO As Members Look Ahead To 2008
- Fisheries Subsidies Text Represents A Strong Starting Point, Say Delegates
- Trade Facilitation Meeting Looks At Customs Fees And Formalities
- US, Other Countries Clash Over Anti-Dumping Rules In Chair's Text
- Services Talks Pick Up Momentum
- Caribbean Group, Cameroon, Ghana Sign EPAs With EU
- In Brief
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- WTO In Brief - WTO panel rules against EU banana tariff regime
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Number 43 12th December 2007
- Trade Ministers Discuss Links Between Commerce And Climate Change At Bali Conference
- More African Countries Sign EPAs With EU, As Leaders Quarrel At Lisbon Summit
- Eu-Us Bid To Restrict NAMA Flexibilities Sparks New Row In Divided Talks
- WTO in Brief
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Number 42 5th December 2007
- WTO Negotiators Look To 2008, Though Doha Deal Prospects Remain Slim
- Draft Rules Text Would Ban Wide Range Of Fisheries Subsidies
- EU, US Call For Eliminating Trade Barriers To Climate-Friendly Goods And Services
- Links Between Patent Rules And Access To Green Technology Come Under Scrutiny
- Countries Step Up Demands On Gi Extension, Disclosure
- In Brief
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Number 41 28th November 2007
- Several ACP Countries Sign EPAs With Brussels, As Group Continues To Splinter
- Taiwan Drops Opposition To Chinese Appellate Body Judge, Unblocking Wto Dispute System
- WHO Meeting Makes Slow Progress On Preparedness For Avian Flu Pandemic
- WTO Global Review Puts 'Spotlight' On Aid-For-Trade
- In Brief
- In Brief
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Number 40 21st November 2007
- Draft Texts Facing Delay, As WTO Contemplates End-2008 For Doha Accord
- Acp Regions Splinter, As EU Turns Up Pressure For EPAs
- World Bank: Trade Liberalisation Could Bolster Efforts To Combat Climate Change
- In Brief
- In Brief
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- Events
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Number 39 14th November 2007
- NAMA Positions "Diverging Rather Than Converging" Dimming Hopes For Doha Deal
- Participants Satisfied With Progress In WHO Talks On Bolstering Medical Innovation
- US House Passes Peru Fta With Support From Divided Democrats
- In Brief
- In Brief
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Number 38 7th November 2007
- Revised Ag Text Delayed As Chair Sees Glimmer Of Progress
- WHO Committee On Drug Innovation And Prices Underway In Geneva
- Brazil Peru Discuss New Ideas On Environmental Goods Liberalisation
- More Discord In Wto Industrial Goods Negotiations
- Agriculture Chair Circulates New 'Working Documents' On Export Competition
- Preparations underway for new services text
- In Brief
- In Brief
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Number 37 31st October 2007
- AG, NAMA Talks Continue, With Revised Draft Texts Expected Mid-November
- TRIPS Council Extends Public Health Deadline; Discusses Biodiversity, LDC Aid
- Vacancy
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO In Brief
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Number 36 24th October 2007
- AG Chair Preparing To Revise Text, As Lamy Says 'Hour of Truth Rapidly Approaching'
- European Parliament Ratifies Trips Amendment
- NAMA Talks Remain Divided, With Time Running Out
- Fisheries Negotiating Text Due Soon, Says Chair
- AG Negotiators Haggle Over Base Periods For Green Box Payments
- WTO in Brief
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Number 35 17th October 2007
- Agriculture: 'Degrees' Of Progress, While Broad Divisions Persist
- 'Interim' Goods-Only EPAs May Suffice For ACP Before End-Year Deadline , EU Says
- 'Exchange Rate' Comes To Fore In NAMA Impasse
- WTO Panel: US Has Failed To Comply With Cotton Ruling In Dispute With Brazil
- In Brief
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Number 34 10th October 2007
- Clash Over NAMA Further Dims Hopes For Doha Deal
- WIPO General Assembly Ends In Disarray, Amidst Divisions Over Leadership
- After Long Delay, US Notifies 2002-2005 AG Subsidies to WTO
- Canadian WTO Notification Clears Path For Rwanda To Import Generic HIV/AIDS Drug
- Brazil's Call For Biofuel Liberalisation Causes Stir in Envt'l Goods Talks
- Expanding Global Trade Fuels Pollution Concerns
- In Brief
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Number 33 3rd October 2007
- WIPO Adopts Development Agenda, But Faces Budget Row
- NAMA Talks Still Focused On 'Non-Core' Issues, As Clock Continues To Tick
- Services chair to consult with members on whether to draft a text
- Fisheries Negotiations Advance, But Held Back By Ag And NAMA
- Despite Dispute Rulings, 'Zeroing' Still At Forefront Of Anti-Dumping Talks
- WTO in Brief
- WTO Aid-For-Trade Regional Review Held In Tanzania
- WTO In Brief
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Number 32 26th September 2007
- US Farm Subsidy Hint Not Enough To Jolt Sluggish Doha Negotiations
- Canada Issues Compulsory Licence For Hiv/Aids Drug Export To Rwanda, In First Test Of WTO Procedure
- WTO Aid-For-Trade Initiative Gets A Boost From Reviews In Lima, Manila
- VACANCY
- In Brief
- WIPO General Assembly Takes Off Amidst Controversy Over Idris' Age
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Number 31 19th September 2007
- AG Negotiators Discuss Market Access Exceptions As 'Core Group' Intensifies Work
- China Files WTO Case Against US Trade Remedies
- Kenyan Parliament Rejects Patent Law Amendments, Preserves Trips Flexibilities
- European Parliament TRIPS Amendment Vote Postponed Once Again
- In Brief
- NAMA: Looking At 'Non-Core' Issues While Waiting On Agriculture
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Number 30 12th September 2007
- Market Access Kick-Starts Debate on Chair's Draft WTO AG Deal
- APEC Calls For Doha Progress - But Does It Mean Anything?
- UNCTAD Issues Warning On North-South FTAs, Calls For More Exchange Rate Management
- In Brief
- In Brief
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Number 29 5th September 2007
- Last Roll Of The Dice For The Doha Round?
- EU Appeals WTO Ruling In Retreaded Tyre Dispute With Brazil
- Novartis Patent Challenge Dismissed In India
- Revised WHO Plan For Pharmaceutical R&D Called A 'Reasonable Place To Start'
- Dispute Panel Created In China Subsidy Case, As US Ratchets Up Pressure
- VACANCY
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
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Number 28 1st August 2007
- Prospects For Doha Accord Dim, As WTO Heads Into Summer Recess
- Draft NAMA Agreement Text Criticised By Many Developing Countries
- US Democrats Seek Greater Assistance For Workers Hurt By Trade
- WTO in Brief
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Number 27 25th July 2007
- Doha: Draft AG Text Meets Lukewarm Response, NAMA Likely to Be Chillier
- Rwanda Becomes First Country To Try To Use WTO Procedure To Import Patented Hiv/Aids Drugs
- Steady Progress On Trade Facilitation, Though Developing Countries Ruffle Feathers
- In Brief
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Number 26 18th July 2007
- AG, NAMA Chairs Release Draft Agreements, Point Away to Doha Compromise
- European Parliament Delays Vote On TRIPs Amendment, Pending New Support For Affordable Drugs
- No Consensus On Fisheries Subsidies As Delegates Break For Summer
- Brazil Launches WTO Case Against US Farm Subsidies
- In Brief
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Number 25 11th July 2007
- Doha Negotiating Group Chairs Acknowledge No Framework Deal Before August
- Mercosur Agrees On Concessions To Paraguay, Uruguay, As ChÁVez Casts Cloud Over Summit
- In Brief
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Number 24 4th July 2007
- Flurry Of Proposals As AG Chair Prepares Draft Agreement, Pessimism Notwithstanding
- Clouds Loom Over US Trade Policy, Despite Successful Re-Negotiation Of FTAs
- Antigua Gambling Dispute: Major Economies Demand Compensation From Us
- Debate on Private Sector Standards Continue in SPS Committee
- In Brief
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Number 23 27th June 2007
- G-4 Talks In Potsdam Break Down, Doha Round's Fate In The Balance Once Again
- WIPO Broadcast Treaty Talks Collapse
- OECD: Dangers Of Globalisation Real But Perceptions Exaggerated
- Ratification Of TRIPs Health Amendment Languishes, With Five Months To Go
- In Brief
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Number 22 20th June 2007
- WIPO Members Agree On Development Agenda
- G-4 Meeting Underway In Potsdam; Other Members Await Convergence, Chairs' Texts
- Brazil Loses Retreaded Tyres Dispute, But Happy With Panel's Mixed Ruling
- Members Clash Over How To Discipline Fisheries Subsidies
- Doha Environment Negotiations Move Slowly, Hinging On Progress Elsewhere
- In Brief
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Number 21 13th June 2007
- NAMA Divisions Come To The Fore As New Modalities Push Begins In Earnest
- G-20, G-33 Ministers Underline Priorities Before "Decisive Phase" In Doha Talks
- US Trade Policy Stuck In Neutral As TPA Mandate Winds Down
- TRIPS: Members Still Divided On Biodiversity, GIs, And Enforcement
- Trade Facilitation Talks Aim To Move Towards Draft Agreement Text
- SVEs and ACP Group Weigh In On Fish Subsidies Debate
- In Brief
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Number 20 6th June 2007
- Mind The Gaps: Divisions Persist As AG, NAMA Chairs and G-4 Step Up Search For Compromise
- AG: Hints Of Rapprochement Amidst Differences, As Draft 'Modalities' Text Looms
- EU, ACP Determined To Meet End-Of-Year Deadline For EPAs
- In Brief
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Number 19 30th May 2007
- AG Chair Releases Second Instalment Of 'Challenges' Paper, Sparking Varied Reactions
- Antigua Asks Other Countries To Pressure US In Gambling Dispute
- India Trade Policy Review Lauds Growth But Calls For Further Reforms
- In Brief
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- AG Consultations 'Pretty Good' But Not Enough, Says Falconer
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Number 18 23rd May 2007
- G-4 Say Talks 'Productive', But No Signs Of Convergence Yet
- WHO Members Adopt Resolution On Pharmaceutical Innovation
- China, G-20 React To AG Chair's Assessment Of Plausible Deal
- In Brief
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Number 17 16th May 2007
- Lamy Warns Members: Compromise Soon Or Face Failure
- White House, Democrats Reach Deal On Bilateral FTAs, Sparking Hopes For TPA
- Deep Divisions Persist On NAMA
- In Brief
- South Korea, EU Start Talks On Free Trade Agreement
- WTO in Brief
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Number 16 9th May 2007
- WTO Members Welcome AG Chair's Paper, But Criticise 'Balance'
- Environment: Members Progress On Information Exchange, Still Stuck On EGS
- Rules Negotiations: Members Discuss Details Of Us Proposal On Fisheries Subsidies
- Brazil Issues Compulsory Licence For Aids Drug
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENTISTS SAY CARBON EMISSIONS CAN BE REDUCED AT REASONABLE COST
- In Brief
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- China IP Case: Additional Countries Join US Challenge
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Number 15 2nd May 2007
- AG Chair Describes 'Centre Of Gravity' For Realistic Doha Deal
- Services Cluster Finishes With New Focus On 'Breakthrough Sectors'
- Heated Debate Over Pakistan's Attempt At Compromise On 'Special' Farm Products
- Brazil Calls WTO Ruling In Retreaded Tyres Dispute 'Favourable'
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Number 14 25th April 2007
- Divisions Unresolved, WTO Members Gear Up For Another Push Towards Doha Deal
- EU To Start FTA Negotiations With India, Korea, ASEAN
- WHO Members Divided Over Plan For Promoting Pharmaceutical Innovation
- In Brief
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Number 13 18th April 2007
- G-6 Ministers Agree To Work To Conclude Doha Round By End Of 2007
- AG Talks Set To Pick Up As Negotiators Await Falconer's 'Hard-Talk' Questions
- EU Proposes Duty- And Quota-Free Access For ACP Countries In EPA Talks
- US Files WTO Complaints Against China Over Counterfeiting, Trade Barriers
- Pakistan's Attempt At Compromise On Special Products Raises Ire Of Fellow G-33 Members
- In Brief
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Number 12 4th April 2007
- Us And South Korea Conclude Free Trade Agreement
- AG Chair To Engage Members In 'Hard Talk' On Key Issues
- Development Aid Spending Fell In 2006: OECD
- NAMA: Members Focus On Non-Tariff Barriers
- Demandeurs Look For Greater Momentum On Services
- In Brief
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Number 11 28th March 2007
- AG Chair Plans New Paper To Spur Discussions, But Is Worried Negotiators Losing Hope
- US Democrats Unveil Trade Policy, Days Before Key Deadline
- US PROPOSAL CALLS FOR MAJOR CUTS TO COMMERCIAL FISHING SUBSIDIES
- China Subsidy Consultations Fail To Ease Trade Tensions With US, Mexico
- EU Banana Import Rules Challenged Again, This Time By Colombia
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Number 10 21st March 2007
- G-33 Ministers Call On Developed Countries To Take First Step To Break Doha Deadlock
- Trade Facilitation Negotiations Slowed By Lack Of Progress On AG, NAMA
- Indian Govt Denies Reports Of Internal Disagreement On Special Products
- In Brief
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Number 9 14th March 2007
- AG: Members Discuss New Cairns Group Proposals On Sensitive Products And Tropical Products
- WTO Interim Panel Ruling Favours EU In Retreaded Tyres Dispute With Brazil
- Members Looking At Potential Compromises On Services
- Lamy Calls For 'Full Speed' Doha Negotiations At Multilateral Level
- US, Brazil Agree To Cooperate On Biofuels - But Leave Out Tariffs
- Agreement Eludes US And Korea In FTA Talks, Despite Progress
- WTO Body Debates Public, Private Food Safety Standards
- In Brief
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Number 8 7th March 2007
- High-Level Talks Yield No Breakthrough On Doha
- Review Of EU Trade Policy Reveals &Quot;Substantial&Quot; Barriers To AG Imports Remain
- US, Brazil Seek To Expand Global Market For Biofuels
- Bangladesh And Bolivia Call For Extension Of WHO Working Group On Public Health, Innovation And Intellectual Property
- In Brief
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- NAMA Talks Make Progress On Non-Tariff Barriers
- Events
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Number 7 28th February 2007
- Breakthrough On WIPO Development Agenda
- AG Negotiators Twiddle Thumbs As Trading Powers Say No Progress Made In London
- NAMA Talks Blocked Due To Standstill On Agriculture: Chair
- Push For Progress In Doha Talks Proceeding Sluggishly
- US And South Korea Make Progress In FTA Talks Amid Protests
- WTO in Brief
- Ecuador Asks For WTO Dispute Panel To Examine EU's Banana Import Regime
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Number 6 21st February 2007
- Brief TRIPS Council Gives Way To Informals
- World Inching Closer To Global Climate Collaboration?
- WIPO Development Agenda Meeting Underway
- In Brief
- Trade Features Prominently At UNEP Governing Council
- WTO in Brief
- WTO, ILO Release Joint Study On Trade And Employment
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Number 5 14th February 2007
- WTO Talks Resume: Ag Negotiating Committee Meets For First Time Since Suspension
- USTR Schwab Sets Out Case For TPA Renewal, As Trade Deficit Hits Record High
- West, Central African Countries To Try For EPAs With EU By End-2007
- US FTA With Malaysia Struggles; Hope Yet For Korea Deal?
- In Brief
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- Members Pick Up Where They Left Off On GIs, TRIPS-CBD - Still Stuck
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Number 4 7th February 2007
- Doha Round Negotiations 'Fully' Resume; Lamy Sees Favourable Conditions For Deal
- Bush Administration Tables Farm Bill Proposals; Trading Partners Dissatisfied
- Amidst Increased Focus, Services Talks To Intensify
- US Files WTO Case Against Chinese Industrial Subsidies
- Landmark Climate Report Issues Strong Warning On Global Warming
- In Brief
- In Brief
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- US Concedes Defeat In Shrimp Anti-Dumping Dispute With Ecuador
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Number 3 31st January 2007
- Doha Negotiations Set To Pick Up Despite Lack Of New Offers
- Thailand Authorises Generic Production Of Two More Patented Drugs
- In Attempt For Compromise, Pakistan Circulates Ideas On Agricultural 'Special Products'
- Bush Calls For 20 Percent Reduction In Us Gasoline Use By 2017; Environmentalists Sceptical
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Number 2 24th January 2007
- WTO Members Looking To Davos For Guidance On How To Proceed
- Some Members Call For Greater Focus On Services, As Talks Resume In Geneva
- Governments Remain Divided On WIPO Broadcast Treaty
- US FTA Negotiations With Korea, Malaysia Struggling
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Number 1 17th January 2007
- Doha: Members Sound More Optimistic, But Will It Lead To Anything?
- Canada Initiates WTO Dispute Proceedings Against US Farm Subsidies
- Will WTO AG Negotiators Leap Through 'Window Of Opportunity'?
- Appellate Body Condemns US For 'Zeroing' On Anti-Dumping Duties
- In Brief
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