Brazilian Azevedo vows to revive WTO
Roberto Azevedo of Brazil on Tuesday vowed to revive the deadlocked World Trade Organization, as he was confirmed formally as the incoming leader of the 159-nation body which sets the rules for global commerce.Read more...
Saudi Arabia Keen On Fully Using WTO Deals
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq Al-Rabiah yesterday stressed the Kingdom’s keenness to take full advantage of regional and international agreements under the framework of the World Trade Organization...Read more...
New chief vows to revive World Trade Organisation
GENEVA (AFP) - Roberto Azevedo of Brazil on Tuesday vowed to revive the deadlocked World Trade Organization, as he was confirmed formally as the incoming leader of the 159-nation body which sets the rules for global commerce."I...Read more...
Mixed week for renewable energy – The Age
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Lowtax.net News: China Told To Comply With WTO Tariff Ruling
A World Trade Organization Arbitrator, on May 3, 2012, issued his decision regarding the "reasonable period of time" for the implementation of Dispute Settlement Body recommendations and rulings in the dispute over outlawed...Read more...
US Poultry Meat Bodies State Case over Exports to EU
US - Three national poultry industry bodies say they are seeking a negotiated outcome concerning proposed the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement that will provide real market access to the European...Read more...
Triumph of the mercantilists
Reposted from Foreign Policy ******** Triumph of the mercantilists Clyde Prestowitz | May 9, 2013 | Foreign Policy The post World War II global trading system has always favored the mercantilist nations, but the GATT (General...Read more...
How Listing Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country in Special 301 Violates the World Trade...
In this year’s Special 301 report, the United States Trade Representative listed Ukraine as a “Priority Foreign Country” (aka PFC), triggering a 30 day countdown to initiate an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act...Read more...
Secretive trade talks aren’t in the public interest
by Michael Sutton Special To The Japan Times Both Japan and Australia need to inform the public as to what deal may or may not have been reached secretly during the current trade negotiations. These talks, if successful, would...Read more...
Nigeria: Nigeria Restates Commitment to Multilateral Trading System
Leadership]Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has reiterated Nigeria's commitment to the principles and objectives of the multilateral trading system through the pursuit of liberalised trade...Read more...
Doubts come to surface about ‘the decade of Latin America’
©Bloomberg Stacking up: commodities, such as Chilean copper. account for half of South American exports First, in March, an Argentine Pope ; then, last week, a Brazilian appointed to lead the World Trade Organisation . Latin...Read more...
SNEC: "Shanghai Declaration" calls for cooperation and negotiation
As global photovoltaic industry leaders assembled for the SNEC 2013 trade show and conference in Shanghai today, a declaration has been issued calling for a negotiation and conciliation approach to various solar trade disputes...Read more...
The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South
Vijay Prashad. The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South . Forward by Boutros Boutros-Ghali. London and New York: Verso, 2012. Correct ideas are never sufficient; they are not believed or enacted simply because...Read more...
Antigua undertakes first concrete actions toward WTO-approved pirate platform
Earlier this month, the government of Antigua and Barbuda announced they would soon start accepting bids for their upcoming ‘pirate’ media platform, offering U.S. copyrighted products. Authorities in...Read more...
Oryza Rice Recap – Déjà vu: Now and Then and the Start of WWI ...and WWIII?
While U.S. lawmakers are taking a second run at passing the 2012 Farm Bill, after missing the deadline and kicking the can down the road, it may be in the interest of U.S. rice farmers that the bill gets another glance as the...Read more...
Investing in U.S. Natural Gas Exports
This Article Originally was Published here: http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/natural-gas-export-investing/3371 Let me ask you a question... If the United States decides to restrict exports of natural gas, is that any...Read more...
NFU Outlines Priorities in House Farm Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2013 Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 maugusto@nfudc.org Dan McEvily, 202-314-3104 dmcevily@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 13, 2013) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a...Read more...
Venezuelas Carlos the Jackal seeks repatriation
More Latin America News RSS Venezuelas Carlos the Jackal seeks repatriation San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday 12th May, 2013 CARACAS, Venezuela -; A lawyer representing the convicted terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal" is...Read more...
IMMIGRATION "REFORM" HOAX WILL KILL MILLIONS OF AMERICAN JOBS
By: Devvy May 11, 2013 NewsWithViews.com Seven years ago we the people fought off all the America hating pro-illegals groups like LaRaza, the ACLU and others who want to protect and reward liars, cheats and thieves. The...Read more...
Oil Sands Muddy Trade Pact
Published: Friday, 10 May 2013 | 3:57 AM ET By: Holly Ellyatt Assistant News Editor, CNBC.com The European Union and Canada are near signing an historic $28 billion free trade agreement but a row over the labeling of Canadian...Read more...
Discourse: APEC connectivity framework richer than that of ASEAN
Paper Edition | Page: 3 As the host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit this year, Indonesia has picked regional connectivity as an agenda priority. The Jakarta Post’s Linda Yulisman talked to the executive...Read more...
Retailers lose ground against foreign rivals
Published: Sunday, May 12, 2013 by Thien Ly In July 2011 E-Mart, South Korea's top discount store chain, signed an agreement with Viet Nam's U&I Investment Corporation to form a distribution joint venture in the country. E-Mart...Read more...
WTO Panel on Defining Future of Trade discusses closing report
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel on Defining the Future of Trade held a special meeting at the Organization's headquarters in Geneva in the presence of the WTO permanent ambassadors, experts and representatives of the...Read more...
Seeking a win-win scenario in trade between China, US
Editor's Note: US exports to China significantly outperformed export growth to the other top 10 US trading partners including Brazil by 180 percent, but US primary interests still lie in securing access to potential Chinese...Read more...
SECRETLY TRADING AWAY OUR INDEPENDENCE
by William F. Jasper | The New American During the 2012 presidential campaign, Republican challenger Mitt Romney attacked President Obama on trade issues, charging that Obama “has not signed one new free-trade agreement in the...Read more...
Intellectual Property Rights Gone Wild
Stiglitz writes: "Should someone essentially be permitted to own the right, say, to test whether you have a set of genes that imply a higher than 50% probability of developing breast cancer?" Joseph Stiglitz speaks at the World...Read more...
On budget night, humans will trump other species, again
Last year the Australian governments (federal and state) spent AU$6.23 billion on the budget line “climate change and environment”. This probably seems a reasonable amount to most taxpayers, compared to that spent on arts and...Read more...
Chinese Automakers Quietly Build a Detroit Presence
DETROIT — Dozens of companies from China are putting down roots in Detroit, part of the country’s steady push into the American auto industry. Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle...Read more...
Lesson from the failure of Mari Pangestu – Jakarta Post
D. Supratikto, Jakarta | Opinion | Sat, May 11 2013, 12:35 PM Paper Edition | Page: 7 It is interesting to have observed the failure of Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu to replace Pascal Lamy as director...Read more...
Chinas Nationalists Forgotten Heroes Of WWII Remembered For Japan Fight In Memorial In Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Yang Jingtao did what many young, brave Chinese did – he left his home as a teenager to fight the invading Japanese in World War II. The problem was he fought while wearing the uniform of the Nationalist...Read more...
