WTO

  • Feb 4, 2008
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EUROPEAN UNION: Green trade wars loom

As part of its energy and climate change strategy, the European Commission has suggested a carbon...

  • Feb 1, 2008
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THAILAND: Government reaches deal with Novartis

Thailand will not issue a compulsory licence for a leukemia drug manufactured by Novartis after...

Thailand
  • Jan 11, 2008
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EU/AFRICA: African resistance stymies EPA progress

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade mobilised demonstrators in Dakar and Brussels this week to...

Eu
  • Jan 10, 2008
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UKRAINE/WTO: EU is last hurdle to joining trade body

A report of the working group on Ukraine's bid to join the WTO may be considered at the...

Ukraine
  • Jan 4, 2008
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CARIBBEAN/EU: Economic partnership comes into force

The Economic Partnership Agreement between the Caribbean and the EU came into force on January 1.

Caribbean
  • Dec 18, 2007
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WEST AFRICA: Realities undermine ECOWAS unity on trade

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed yesterday that the bloc's...

West Africa
  • Dec 10, 2007
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VIETNAM: Trade, distribution rules prove contentious

Vietnam's accession to the WTO earlier this year seemed to symbolise the adoption of a more...

Vietnam
  • Nov 5, 2007
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GERMANY/RUSSIA: Russian tactics anger EU members

A spokesperson for Germany's Lufthansa today confirmed that the airline is considering relocating...

Germany