WTO

  • Jun 22, 2005
  • 7 min read

EAST ASIA: Trade deals challenge multilateralism

Bilateral trade accords are on the ascendant, marking a shift from a regional emphasis on...

East Asia
  • Jun 13, 2005
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: 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...

  • May 31, 2005
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INTERNATIONAL: Prices, patents determine drug access

Government decisions in two core pharmaceutical policy areas -- pricing and patent protection --...

International
  • May 19, 2005
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INTERNATIONAL: Investment regime takes shape

Investment rules are not on the agenda of the current Doha Round of global trade talks. Instead,...

International
  • May 13, 2005
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Growing contention puts Doha in doubt

Discussions at last month's WTO public symposium among 1,700 attendees focused on prospects for...

International
  • May 2, 2005
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Lamy just ahead in race to head WTO

Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, trade minister of Mauritius, on April 29 withdrew from the race to become...

International
  • Apr 25, 2005
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: India's patent law has global impact

India is undergoing major reform of its intellectual property law as a result of World Trade...

International
  • Apr 13, 2005
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: EU/US react to soaring textile imports

Trade figures for the first quarter of 2005 show that China's exports of textiles and clothing...

International