World trade contracted 12 percent in 2009: WTO’s Lamy
Washington Post, 24 February 2010
Global trade contracted by about 12 percent in 2009 but has started to pick up, the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Wednesday. More…
WTO envoys despondent at receding Doha prospect
Reuters, 23 February 2010
Gloom and frustration pervaded the World Trade Organization on Monday as the prospects of completing a new global commerce pact this year receded. More…
Lamy calls for March stocktaking
WTO Press Release, 22 February 2010
WTO Chief Pascal Lamy calls for March stocktaking to “inject political energy and momentum” in the Doha Round negotiations. More…
Ministers won’t meet on Doha prospects soon
Reuters, 19 February 2010
Trade ministers are unlikely to gather in late March as proposed to decide whether a deal is possible this year in the World Trade Organisation’s long-running Doha round, trade sources said on Thursday. More…
Top sugar exporters to meet WTO over EU exports
Guardian, 17 February 2010
Australia, Brazil and Thailand, the world’s three top sugar exporters, will meet WTO officials in Geneva on Thursday to press their case for immediate withdrawal of out-of-quota sugar exports by the European Union More…
India joins WTO procurement scheme as observer
Reuters, 11 February 2010
A spate of disputes at the WTO, far from suggesting the world is on the brink of a trade war, shows the global trading system is alive and kicking. More…
Brazil to Sanction U.S. on Goods, Intellectual Rights
BusinessWeek, 09 February 2010
Brazil may break patents on U.S. goods in accordance with a WTO ruling allowing it to impose trade sanctions in retaliation for U.S. cotton subsidies. More…
WTO dispute system robust, keeps global trade open
Reuters, 05 February 2010
A spate of disputes at the WTO, far from suggesting the world is on the brink of a trade war, shows the global trading system is alive and kicking. More…
China Complains to WTO about EU Tariffs
The Wall Street Journal, 05 January 2010
China filed a complaint against European Union shoe tariffs at the World Trade Organization on Thursday, as Beijing continued its legal assault on what it says is unfair Western protectionism. More…
EU asks WTO for sanctions against US
EU Business, 04 February 2010
The European Union is seeking 311 million dollars (223 million Euros) in sanctions on US imports in retaliation against US anti-dumping measures, a document on the WTO website showed Wednesday. More…
Thailand, Brazil, Australia may take EU sugar case to WTO
The Nation, 03 February 2010
The world’s three major sugar-exporting nations – Thailand, Brazil and Australia -recently expressed their opposition to the European Union’s export subsidy on sugar. More…
Three-month long Doha trade talks begin in Geneva
OneIndia, 01 February 2010
Representatives of key WTO members that include India, China and US will begin the three-month long Doha trade talks in Geneva from February 1, to sort out problematic issues that have been obstructing the winding up of the Doha trade talks. More…