WTO
CARIBBEAN: Sugar sector smashed by competition
The WTO is studying the legality of the EU's subsidised sugar imports from the African, Caribbean...
CaribbeanUS/GERMANY/FRANCE: Business at risk in row over war
The refusal of Paris, and to a lesser extent Berlin, to support the Bush stance on Iraq war has...
United StatesCHINA: Global engagement demands new foreign policy
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is continuing to urge diplomatic efforts to avoid a...
ChinaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: WTO threatens export strategy
The rejection of the Thai request to extend its targeted tax incentives to export-oriented...
South-East AsiaUS/MOROCCO: Washington eyes security and trade
The prospective agreement reflects two key US foreign policy objectives: pursuit of the 'war on...
United StatesINTERNATIONAL: Slipping deadlines doom Doha round
The continuing failure of participants in the Doha negotiations to make any real moves towards...
InternationalCHINA: Room for foreigners in insurance market
The insurance market is coming under increasing pressure from regulatory restrictions and an...
ChinaUS/CANADA: Deadline lifted but dispute persists
Washington last week postponed indefinitely the deadline by which it had pledged to announce the...
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