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TNC Ponders Way Forward
The WTO Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) met in Geneva from 2-4 April, bringing together high-level officials from capitals. Many officials expressed disappointment with regard to the mounting number of missed negotiating deadlines in the Doha Round, including the most recent failure in the area of agriculture negotiations (see BRIDGES Weekly, 2 April 2003).In advance of…
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WTO Searching For Path To Move Ahead On S&D Review
After holding informal consultations with both developed and developing country Members in late March and early April, General Council Chair Perez del Castillo (Uruguay) circulated an ‘approach paper’ on 7 April outlining how Members might move ahead with the deadlocked negotiations on special and differential treatment (S&D) for developing countries. While the paper was characterised…
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SPS Committee Adopts Canadian Proposal On Transparency Of S&D
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) at its meeting on 2-3 April addressed a proposal by Canada on enhancing the transparency of special & differential treatment (S&D) of developing countries under the SPS Agreement. The proposal was generally seen as "one piece of the jigsaw puzzle" to address developing countries’ difficulties in keeping…
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Position Vacancies
The Centre for Competition, Investment and Economic Regulation (C-CIER) of CUTS (Consumer Unity and Trust Society) is looking for a Director to independently manage the Centre. This is a full-time position, based in Jaipur, India. The main focus of the work includes developing and implementing a business plan, locating funding, developing C-CIER infrastructure, and managing…
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Save The Children UK Foresees Negative GATS Outcomes
US AND SACU SET TO LAUNCH TRADE NEGOTIATIONS IN LATE MAY The first round of discussions concerning a free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and the member countries of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU, which includes Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) is scheduled to take place at the end of May or…
- Events
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. ICTSD Events 11 April, Geneva, Switzerland: POLICY DIALOGUE ON A PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TREATY. This event, organised by ICTSD and UNCTAD, is part of…
- Resources
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Resources
STOCK-TAKE OF THE WTO AGRICUTURE NEGOTIATIONS - IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. By Tim Ruffer and Alan Swinbank, Oxford Policy Management, 2003. In this report, the authors examine the progress of agriculture negotiations set forth in the Doha Round, and proposals from the view of the developing world. It also analyses the Harbinson Draft on agriculture…