WTO

  • Mar 5, 2002
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CHINA: Leadership committed to WTO compliance

Accession to WTO entailed more onerous commitments than is commonly appreciated, raising...

China
  • Mar 4, 2002
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CHINA: Think tanks gain ground within limits

Think tanks are the only non-government institutions in the country that are afforded the right...

China
  • Mar 1, 2002
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Consolidation accelerates

Authorities in many parts of the region have sought to concentrate banking assets in a small...

South-East Asia
  • Feb 28, 2002
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SAUDI ARABIA: GCC integration drives banks opening

On February 11, the cabinet approved the issue of a licence to Emirates Bank International of...

Saudi Arabia
  • Feb 22, 2002
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MEXICO/UNITED STATES: Telecoms dispute goes to WTO

The US government presented a formal complaint to the WTO regarding the Mexican telecoms market...

United States
  • Feb 22, 2002
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UNITED STATES/CHINA: Towards pragmatic partnership

US President George Bush made his first state visit to China on February 21-22....

United States
  • Feb 18, 2002
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CHINA: WTO-compliant laws pose challenge

The task of adjusting domestic law to match the wide-ranging concessions made in order to gain...

China
  • Feb 14, 2002
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UNITED STATES/EU: Options vary in looming trade war

US trade officials said last week that EU estimates of damages arising from US export subsidies...

United States