WTO

  • Aug 12, 2003
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CHINA: Beijing moves to weaken WTO obligations

China's authorities believe the country is not receiving appropriate returns from concessions...

China
  • Jul 30, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: WTO ministers active as Cancun looms

A 25-country 'mini-ministerial' meeting on July 28 in Montreal attempted to identify the...

International
  • Jul 29, 2003
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RUSSIA: Slow steps towards a liberal diamond market

Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said while visiting diamond monopoly Alrosa on July 23 that the...

Russia
  • Jul 29, 2003
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CHINA: Round-tripping inflates FDI inflows

Last year, China surpassed the United States to become the leading FDI destination, attracting 53...

China
  • Jul 16, 2003
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RUSSIA: Many forces at work in Putin foreign policy

The PA exerts a discreet but sometimes important influence on foreign policy-making. However,...

Russia
  • Jul 16, 2003
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UNITED STATES: Anger mounts over WTO rulings

US discontent with selective aspects of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding is becoming...

United States
  • Jul 15, 2003
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UNITED STATES: WTO suffers from new security agenda

The Bush team is moving Washington away from formally structured alliances into more fluid...

United States
  • Jul 14, 2003
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UKRAINE: WTO accession may slip beyond early 2004

Parliament held special hearings on July 8 to review the country's progress towards accession to...

Ukraine