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Updated invitation, with change of venue and definite time.

Announcement of Workshop at UNCTAD XII CSO Forum

Africa is reeling from the global food crisis and shifts in agriculture.

Links to two new documents. The first is the Sensitive Products paper prepared by the U.S., EU, Japan, Brazil, Canada and Australia. The second is a NEW Special Products paper by the U.S. et al.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will change its rules so as to skirt a requirement that it vote on a free trade agreement with Colombia.

Ministers from trade powers are likely to meet in the week of May 19 for their long-awaited push for a breakthrough in global trade talks, European diplomats said on Saturday.

U.S. business lobbyists will descend on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this month to push for favourable terms in a new trade deal, especially in services, a source familiar with the visits said on Friday.

A long-awaited meeting of ministers to agree on the outlines of a new global trade deal is likely to take place by the end of May, the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Thursday.

Independent think-tank IBON Foundation criticizes Trade Secretary Peter Favila for seemingly conditioning the public that the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be approved before the month ends.

Independent think-tank IBON Foundation criticizes Trade Secretary Peter Favila for seemingly conditioning the public that the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be approved before the month ends.

The United States has signed an agreement to boost trade and investment ties with Ukraine, which is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organization this year after a lengthy period of economic reform, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has signed an agreement to boost trade and investment ties with Ukraine, which is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organization this year after a lengthy period of economic reform, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.