Archive

May 25th, 2005

The damage done: Aid, death and dogma

24 May, 2005
Shocking new research reveals that more than 4,000 farmers have killed themselves in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh since the

NAMA Chair Holds 'Confessionals' To Gauge Possibilities for Advancing Talks

24 May, 2005
The chairman of the World Trade Organization's negotiating group on NAMA has been holding private consultations with key member governments to gauge the possibilities for advancing the stalled talks.

Australia Notifies WTO Regarding Level Of Farm Subsidy Spending in 2003-2004

24 May, 2005
Australia has notified the World Trade Organization of its farm subsidy spending for the 2003-2004 marketing year.

May 24th

China Told by US to Revalue Renminbi by 10%

23 May, 2005
The US Treasury has told the Chinese authorities that they must revalue their currency by at least 10 per cent against the dollar to prevent protectionist legislation in the US Congress.

Trade Policy Steep Tariff Reductions Necessary In WTO Talks to Benefit U.S. Exporters

23 May, 2005
National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), said that hundreds of millions of dollars a year worth of priority NFTC-member non-agricultural exports to six countries--Brazil, Egypt, India, Malaysia, South Africa, and Turkey--currently face 'uncertain' or 'prohibitive' tariffs.

Groser Resignation Stuns WTO Ag Negotiators; Officials Warn of Consequences for Farm Trade Talks

23 May, 2005
Trade officials in Geneva May 23 were stunned by the news that the chairman of the WTO's agriculture negotiations, New Zealand ambassador Tim Groser, has resigned as New Zealand's ambassador to the WTO, calling into question his continued leadership at a sensitive stage in the farm trade negotiations.

Trade Facilitation in WTO: Developing Countries Stress Need to Clarify Scope of Negotiations

23 May, 2005
While some members pressed ahead with proposals for new clarification of the relevant existing GATT rules as well as new obligations, several developing countries voiced their concern that some proposals that have been put forward exceeded the mandate for the negotiations.(M. Khor)

May 23rd

Developing countries should be cautious with Lamy at top

22 May, 2005
Trade diplomacy takes a new turn with the election of Pascal Lamy as the new director-general of WTO. His election is said to be an outcome of

Fair Trade Advocates Say Open Markets Could Shatter Small Farms

22 May, 2005
'[CAFTA] is going to be a disaster for farmers, in particular in the other member countries,' predicted Robert Scott, director of international programs at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI),

Full scale of WTO challenge to health and environment revealed

22 May, 2005

AMSTERDAM, LONDON, BRUSSELS, MONTEVIDEO, WASHINGTON DC, May 23, 2005 - Friends of the Earth International today publishes a revised analysis of the World Trade Organization