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INTERNATIONAL: Bird flu forces TRIPS re-assessment
In their push to prepare for a potential avian flu pandemic in humans, countries are grappling...
InternationalRUSSIA: Restrictions on foreign banks set to continue
President Vladimir Putin called on the nation's top bankers yesterday to become more active in...
RussiaINTERNATIONAL: WTO failure will sap confidence
The WTO ministerial conference begins in Hong Kong today. Low expectations for the Hong Kong...
InternationalTUNISIA: Textiles sector battles Asian competition
The Tunisian economy is vulnerable by virtue of its dependence on European textile and clothing...
TunisiaINTERNATIONAL: Trade partnerships may be short-lived
Regardless of what happens at the WTO Ministerial meeting next week in Hong Kong, the trade...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Renminbi reform may prove inadequate
China's token currency reform in July 2005 spared it a censure in the Treasury's semi-annual...
InternationalLATIN AMERICA/EU: Banana dispute will continue
Panama and Honduras yesterday called on the EU to defend its tariff on banana imports at the WTO.
EuINTERNATIONAL: WTO draft highlights divergence
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy presented the draft text for next month's WTO Ministerial...
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