WTO

  • Sep 17, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: Trade round can survive Cancun collapse

The WTO's fifth ministerial conference in Cancun, Mexico collapsed on September 14. The collapse...

International
  • Sep 15, 2003
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UNITED STATES: Tariffs impair steel industry's health

The US International Trade Commission on September 17 will file a mid-term report on the status...

United States
  • Sep 12, 2003
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SAUDI ARABIA: WTO entry doubts despite EU agreement

Commerce Minister Hashim Yamani is attending the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference being held in...

Saudi Arabia
  • Sep 11, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: Breach in 'big pharma' patent defences

The pharmaceuticals industry is facing a number of challenges that threaten its profitability. ...

International
  • Sep 10, 2003
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UNITED STATES: Cancun goals raise political stakes

WTO trade ministers begin a mid-term Doha Round summit today in Cancun. Although Washington has...

United States
  • Sep 3, 2003
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SOUTH KOREA: Export recovery engine in doubt

Following a good first-half result, the government said on Monday that export growth slowed in...

South Korea
  • Aug 20, 2003
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Trade pressures spur banking reforms

Recent liberalisation suggests that governments are starting to believe that greater...

  • Aug 13, 2003
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RUSSIA: Mobile growth outstrips fixed-line market

The number of cellular subscribers rose by 50% in the first seven months of 2003 from 18 million...

Russia