WTO

  • Dec 21, 1999
  • 13 min read

CHINA: Unspectacular growth and political problems

Loose monetary and fiscal policies, combined with an improved export performance, will allow the...

China
  • Dec 20, 1999
  • 13 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Trade round launch unlikely

The failure of the WTO's Third Ministerial Conference showed that the organisation is less...

International
  • Dec 20, 1999
  • 12 min read

UNITED STATES: Clinton to focus on foreign policy

If Texas Governor George Bush manages swiftly to secure the Republican presidential nomination,...

United States
  • Dec 15, 1999
  • 6 min read

MIDDLE EAST: WTO collapse and Arab states

The WTO is set to approve Jordan's membership of the organisation later this week....

Wto
  • Dec 14, 1999
  • 8 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Officials mull response

International
  • Dec 9, 1999
  • 8 min read

SAUDI ARABIA: Abdallah pushes economic reform

Crown Prince Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz appears convinced of the need for a greater opening to the...

Saudi Arabia
  • Dec 8, 1999
  • 8 min read

INDIA: Seattle speech signals trade shift

Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran's speech to the WTO's Third Ministerial Conference in Seattle...

India
  • Dec 6, 1999
  • 11 min read

INTERNATIONAL: WTO talks end in complete failure

The WTO's Third Ministerial Conference broke up on Friday without launching a new round of...

International