World Trade Organisation

Lady Ashton may miss Doha meeting

Spokesman says trade commissioner has not yet decided whether to attend crucial World Trade Organisation meeting after her unexpected elevation to foreign policy role Trade commissioner BaronessBaroness Ashton will take up her...

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Iraq could join WTO by end of 2011: US official

Iraq could get membership in the World Trade Organization by end-2011 if it actively pursues accession, which could help the country's rebuilding efforts by boosting trade and investment, a U.S. official said. Iraq began the...

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UK Faces Trade Sanctions, Bank Bail-outs May be Protectionism

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has warned the U.K. government that if its bank bailouts are found to be a form of financial protectionism, it could find itself facing trade sanctions.

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Govt to drag EU to WTO

NEW DELHI: India is preparing to file a case against the European Union at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for “wrongful” seizure of high quality Indian drugs at its ports while in transit to other destinations, a commerce...

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2009 Transparency International Index: Tunisia most transparent country in North Africa

In order to encourage Yemeni farmers in rural areas to switch from the cultivation of qat to the cultivation of other cash crops such as coffee and produce honey, they must be provided with infrastructure and incentives,...

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Ezdan set to meet housing demand in Qatar

Excerpts of the interview: Q. How do you evaluate the situation in the real estate sector in the country right now? Q. You have recently opened up bookings for Ezdan Village 3 project in Al Wakra_ A. Yes, smaller flats, which...

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Indias WTO reform plans not coherent

Former member of Planing Commission, Anwarul Hoda on Saturday said India's proposal to reform the functioning of the World Trade Organisation is not 'coherent'. The five-point proposal by India has been supported by almost all...

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10 years after the 'Battle in Seattle'

Saturday, November 21, 2009 : SEATTLE (PAI)-Ten years ago on Nov. 30, 1999, 50,000 people protested a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle. The protests succeeded in delaying the summit's opening day, and...

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US foot-dragging dims hopes for world trade deal

Prospects for reaching a deal in the eight-year old Doha Round of global trade negotiations were remote; now, they’re truly distant. On Nov. 30, trade ministers of the 153-nation World Trade Organization (WTO) hold their...

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Indian proposals for WTO reforms on ministerial agenda

Rituparna Bhuyan Posted: Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 0253 hrs IST Updated: Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 0253 hrs IST New Delhi: After the Doha Round impasse exposed the internal contradictions in the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO)...

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