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EAST ASIA: Trade deals challenge multilateralism
Bilateral trade accords are on the ascendant, marking a shift from a regional emphasis on...
East AsiaINTERNATIONAL: Aid key to debt-relief deal impact
A new agreement to cancel the debts of poor nations was agreed by the G8 on June 11. The deal...
INTERNATIONAL: Prices, patents determine drug access
Government decisions in two core pharmaceutical policy areas -- pricing and patent protection --...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Investment regime takes shape
Investment rules are not on the agenda of the current Doha Round of global trade talks. Instead,...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Growing contention puts Doha in doubt
Discussions at last month's WTO public symposium among 1,700 attendees focused on prospects for...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Lamy just ahead in race to head WTO
Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, trade minister of Mauritius, on April 29 withdrew from the race to become...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: India's patent law has global impact
India is undergoing major reform of its intellectual property law as a result of World Trade...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: EU/US react to soaring textile imports
Trade figures for the first quarter of 2005 show that China's exports of textiles and clothing...
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