WTO

  • Mar 15, 2000
  • 8 min read

CHINA: Financial sector officials shuffled

The government recently announced a wide-ranging reshuffle of personnel at the China Securities...

China
  • Feb 29, 2000
  • 10 min read

INTERNATIONAL: LDCs struggling to participate in WTO

The LDCs play only a very marginal role in the trading system. Structural problems associated...

International
  • Feb 24, 2000
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Precautionary approach gains ground in

The precautionary principle is now well-established in international environmental law, having...

International
  • Feb 22, 2000
  • 6 min read

CANADA: US bilateral issues will dominate

The WTO recently found that the Canada-US Auto Pact violates international trade rules....

Canada
  • Feb 21, 2000
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: UNCTAD meeting eases trade strains

The tenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD X) concluded...

International
  • Feb 21, 2000
  • 6 min read

UNITED STATES: Minimum wage rise likely

White-collar workers' real compensation rose twice as fast as that of their blue-collar...

United States
  • Feb 15, 2000
  • 8 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Lome successor agreed

A successor agreement to the Lome Convention -- which expires at the end of this month -- has...

International
  • Feb 14, 2000
  • 9 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Ricupero reforms strengthen UNCTAD

Ministers and high-level officials are meeting in Bangkok this week for the tenth session of the...

International