WTO
INTERNATIONAL: Trade round can survive Cancun collapse
The WTO's fifth ministerial conference in Cancun, Mexico collapsed on September 14. The collapse...
InternationalUNITED 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 StatesSAUDI ARABIA: WTO entry doubts despite EU agreement
Commerce Minister Hashim Yamani is attending the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference being held in...
Saudi ArabiaINTERNATIONAL: Breach in 'big pharma' patent defences
The pharmaceuticals industry is facing a number of challenges that threaten its profitability. ...
InternationalUNITED STATES: Cancun goals raise political stakes
WTO trade ministers begin a mid-term Doha Round summit today in Cancun. Although Washington has...
United StatesSOUTH KOREA: Export recovery engine in doubt
Following a good first-half result, the government said on Monday that export growth slowed in...
South KoreaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Trade pressures spur banking reforms
Recent liberalisation suggests that governments are starting to believe that greater...
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...
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