WTO

  • Mar 1, 2007
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CENTRAL ASIA: Politics and geography constrain trade

Central Asia is at risk of falling into a CIS-centric bloc characterised by high levels of...

Central Asia
  • Feb 23, 2007
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RUSSIA: Protracted talks will delay membership

Bilateral WTO talks with Georgia start on February 26. Russia's recent agreement with the United...

Russia
  • Feb 21, 2007
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GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Tensions ease amid clashing interests

Moscow has recently scaled down its pressure on Georgia, though the outlook for bilateral...

Georgia
  • Feb 13, 2007
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RUSSIA/US: Tough talk underlines state of relations

President Vladimir Putin criticised the United States for conducting a reckless and dangerous...

Russia
  • Jan 18, 2007
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KAZAKHSTAN: New premier will continue consolidation

The replacement of Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov with Karim Masimov earlier this month suggests...

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 4, 2007
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UKRAINE: WTO entry is close but not yet secured

Ukraine is on the verge of joining the WTO, President Viktor Yushchenko said in his review of the...

Ukraine
  • Dec 18, 2006
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PROSPECTS 2007: Trade surging, risk of setback remains

Continuing strong growth in trade will again outpace and stimulate expansion of the world economy...

  • Nov 21, 2006
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Doha initiative lies with Washington

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy on November 16 told negotiators in Geneva to begin preparing the...

International