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EUROPEAN UNION: Green trade wars loom
As part of its energy and climate change strategy, the European Commission suggested a carbon tax...
THAILAND: Government reaches deal with Novartis
Thailand will not issue a compulsory licence for a leukemia drug manufactured by Novartis after...
ThailandEU/AFRICA: African resistance stymies EPA progress
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade mobilised demonstrators in Dakar and Brussels this week to...
EuUKRAINE/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...
UkraineCARIBBEAN/EU: Economic partnership comes into force
The trade accord with the EU, compatible with WTO requirements, was initialed in mid-December,...
CaribbeanCARIBBEAN/EU: Economic partnership comes into force
The Economic Partnership Agreement between the Caribbean and the EU came into force on January 1.
CaribbeanWEST AFRICA: Realities undermine ECOWAS unity on trade
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed yesterday that the bloc's...
West AfricaVIETNAM: Trade, distribution rules prove contentious
Vietnam's accession to the WTO earlier this year suggested that Hanoi had adopted a more liberal...
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