20.12.02 |
Supachai
disappointed over governments’ failure to agree on health and
development issues Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi, on 20 December 2002, expressed disappointment over the failure by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ member governments to meet the year-end deadlines for agreement in negotiations on special and differential treatment for developing countries and access to essential medicines for poor countries lacking capacity to manufacture such drugs themselves. “Nonetheless, delegates have informed me of their commitment to continue to work to find agreement in these complex and difficult negotiations”, he said, adding that “I am hopeful a solution can be found in the early part of 2003”. > Press release |
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20.12.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
accelerates work on Russia's accession |
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20.12.02 |
Appellate
Body issues report on Canadian dairy measures |
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20.12.02 |
Denmark
to donate 1 million Swiss Francs to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ technical assistance The Government of Denmark pledged, on 20 December 2002, a contribution of DKK 3 million (CHF 600,000) for 2003 to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund and a contribution of DKK 2 million (CHF 400,000) for 2002-2004 to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ internship programme. > Press release |
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20.12.02 |
Donors
pledge substantial support to JITAP Donors, African partners countries and the three Geneva-based agencies (ITC, UNCTAD and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ), on 20 December 2002, endorsed the launching of the new phase of the Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme (JITAP) based on the success of the first phase, which was launched in 1998. > Press release |
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19.12.02 |
Germany
to contribute an additional 1 million euros to the Doha
Trust Fund The German government, on 16 December 2002, pledged an additional donation of 1 EUR million (about CHF 1.45 million) over two years — 2005 and 2006 — to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund. This new donation brings the total of contributions pledged by Germany to the Doha Trust Fund to CHF 4.15 million. > Press release |
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18.12.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
commends open economy of Hong Kong, China |
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12.12.02 |
General
Council agrees on how to choose a DG, a new budget and accelerated
membership for poor countries |
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12.12.02 |
General
Council chairperson outlines budget committee’s task on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ staff
pay On 12 December 2002, the General Council approved a new budget which includes salary adjustments and a commitment to further work on a more permanent method of calculating salaries. Chairperson Sergio Marchi described elements of “an objective and credible process” for achieving a fair outcome. Statements were also made by Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Staff Council. > The statements |
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12.12.02 |
Twenty-first
and twenty-second regular Trade Policy Courses come to a close Two three-month courses held in parallel at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ concluded on 6 December 2002, providing 58 trade officials from developing and least-developed countries a better understanding of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Agreements and trade-related topics. Presiding over a joint diploma ceremony on behalf of the Director-General, Deputy Director-General Rufus Yerxa reminded participants that “knowledge is power, but knowledge is also responsibility”. > News item |
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11.12.02 |
Ecuador
and Turkey announce solution in fruit dispute At the Dispute Settlement Body meeting on 28 November 2002, Ecuador and Turkey announced that they had found a mutually agreed solution in their dispute concerning bananas and certain fruits. > Summary of the meeting |
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10.12.02 |
General
Council approves accession of Armenia |
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09.12.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Appellate Body issues its report on US countervailing measures |
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05.12.02 |
US
given more time to implement “hot-rolled steel” ruling |
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03.12.02 |
Supachai
welcomes agreement streamlining LDC membership |
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02.12.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
encourages Venezuela to diversify exports |
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02.12.02 |
Special
workshop for African countries on Trade and Investment The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ’s technical assistance programme on Trade and Investment continues on 1-2 December 2002 with a special workshop for capital-based officials from 21 African countries. The Workshop has been organised by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat in cooperation with UNCTAD, and with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency. > Press release |
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29.11.02 |
Panel
issues implementation ruling on bed-linen dispute
> All
documentation on the case DS141 |
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29.11.02 |
Appellate
Body report out on EC-US carbon steel dispute |
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27.11.02 |
Supachai:
Cancún success is vital not only for trade |
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26.11.02 |
Supachai
cites importance of agriculture liberalization to developing countries |
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26.11.02 |
Second
introduction course on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ for least-developed countries begins Twenty-one government officials from least-developed countries are participating in the Second Introduction Course on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, which started on 11 November 2002. The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Training Institute is conducting the three-week course in French. > News item |
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20.11.02 |
Supachai
underlines benefits of removing obstacles to trade |
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14.11.02 |
Cambodia
aims for membership by Cancún meeting |
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12.11.02 |
India
announces full compliance in automotive sector case |
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08.11.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
encourages Japan to press ahead with reforms |
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08.11.02 |
Fifth
Geneva Week concentrates on DDA negotiations |
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04.11.02 |
Germany
to contribute 1 million euros to the Doha Trust Fund |
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04.11.02 |
Trade
policies cannot work on their own, Supachai tells development seminar |
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30.10.02 |
UNCTAD-ITC-°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
chiefs agree to enhance cooperation |
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25.10.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
review highlights Zambia's commitment to trade liberalization |
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24.10.02 |
DSB
adopts reports on price band system and sardines |
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23.10.02
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Anti-dumping
investigations decline in first half of 2002 |
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15.10.02 |
Supachai
urges negotiators to stop waiting for others to move first |
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15.10.02 |
Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia signs membership agreement |
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11.10.02
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Thirty
officials complete °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ training on dispute settlement A week-long training session on the rules and procedures of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ dispute settlement ended on 11 October 2002. Thirty government officials participated. > Press release |
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10.10.02 |
Supachai,
Wolfensohn agree on closer °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ-World Bank cooperation |
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10.10.02 |
Supachai:
disappointing trade figures underscore need to accelerate trade talks |
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09.10.02 |
Trade
liberalization is central pillar in Dominican Republic's growth |
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09.10.02 |
DG
Supachai: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ on track to meeting Doha technical cooperation
commitments |
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03.10.02 |
DG
Supachai urges acceleration of work on Doha Agenda, presents timeline |
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02.10.02 |
Panels
to examine US measures on orange juice and softwood lumber |
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27.09.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
issues panel report on softwood lumber from Canada
> All
documentation on the case DS236 |
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27.09.02 |
World
Bank grant kicks off Bank-°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ assistance on standards |
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26.09.02 |
Appellate
Body report out on EC's trade description of sardines |
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25.09.02 |
Members
laud Australia's active role in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ |
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24.09.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Director-General meets LDCs' Consultative Group |
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23.09.02 |
Appellate
Body report out on Chile's agriculture measures |
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23.09.02 |
Supachai
announces “four pillars” to help conclude the negotiations |
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19.09.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
doubles training capacity for developing country officials |
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19.09.02
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Thai
Crown Princess visits °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand visited the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ on 18 September 2002. Director-General Supachai Pantichpakdi briefed her on the World Trade Organization and its activities. > News item |
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17.09.02 |
Panel
on EC steel measures established |
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17.09.02 |
Commission
report is food for thought on intellectual property — Supachai |
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17.09.02 |
Three
agencies meet on trade assistance for Africa The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, UNCTAD and the International Trade Centre, on 11 to 13 September 2002, discussed the progress of the Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme (JITAP) for eight African countries. Officials from the African partner countries and representatives from the donor governments attended the meeting. > News item |
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16.09.02 |
Panel
report out on US “Byrd Amendment”
> All
documentation on the case DS217 |
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13.09.02 |
DG
Supachai pledges “best effort” to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ ambassadors Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, in meeting °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ ambassadors as °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Director-General for the first time at an informal General Council meeting on 12 September 2002, said “you can count on me for an equitable, balanced, transparent and inclusive approach as we map out the strategy to reach our goals”. > Director-General's statement > Chairman's statement |
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13.09.02 |
Mauritania
using trade as development tool °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ members, at the conclusion of their first review of Mauritania's trade policies on 13 September 2002, commended the country for its ambitious structural reforms aimed at reducing poverty. Mauritania stressed the importance it attaches to trade liberalization as a development instrument. > Press release > Chairperson's concluding remarks |
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11.09.02 |
DDA
offers unique opportunity for Arab countries to diversify exports —
DG Supachai |
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10.09.02 |
DG
Supachai meets students from Nairobi training course Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi meets the first group of students from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ training course in Nairobi, Kenya. > News item |
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04.09.02 |
DG
Supachai underlines °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's contribution to sustainable development |
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03.09.02 |
DG
Supachai to push for start of substantive negotiations |
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02.09.02 |
US'
first panel request blocked in EC steel safeguards case At the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Dispute Settlement Body meeting on 30 August 2002, the European Communities blocked the United States’ first request for the establishment of a panel on EC provisional safeguard measures on imports of certain steel products. > Summary of the meeting |
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30.08.02 |
Moore
urges US, EU to resolve differences between them |
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22.08.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Agreements and Public Health — a joint study by WHO and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Secretariat The World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization Secretariat published, on 22 August 2002, a joint study of the relationship between trade rules and public health. In their foreword, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, WHO Director-General, and Mr. Mike Moore, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Director-General, confirm that “there is much common ground between trade and health”. > Press release |
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16.08.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
DG Designate Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi selects deputies |
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08.08.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
issues panel report on Turkey-Egypt steel dispute
> All
documentation on the case DS211 |
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07.08.02 |
DG
Moore says °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ is delivering on LDC trade Director-General Mike Moore, in his opening address to the Ministerial Conference of Least Developed Countries in Cotonou, Benin on 5 August 2002, said that the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ is delivering on LDC trade including significant market access improvements and increased technical assistance, and stressed that that “the greatest threat to LDCs is not globalization, but marginalization”. |
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02.08.02 |
DG
Moore hails final US Congressional approval of TPA Director-General Mike Moore, on 2 August 2002, hailed the final US Congressional approval of trade promotion authority as a significant boost to the Doha Development Agenda. > Press release |
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01.08.02 |
Mike
Moore's farewell: “Our greatest motivation is the people we serve” |
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31.07.02 |
Panel
report out on EC-US CVD dispute |
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31.07.02 |
Single
panel on steel will consider complaints of 8 members |
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30.07.02 |
Director-General
appoints new head of Legal Affairs Division |
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26.07.02 |
As
key trade liberalization supporter, EU keeps markets open — except
for textiles and agriculture |
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26.07.02 |
Panel issues report on dairy dispute |
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26.07.02 |
Arbitrator reports on Korea-US dispute |
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26.07.02 |
DG
Moore welcomes congressional breakthrough on TPA °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Director General Mike Moore today warmly welcomed the breakthrough achieved by the U.S. Congress on legislation to grant President Bush the Trade Promotion Authority he needs to negotiate trade agreements. > Press release |
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25.07.02 |
Committee
completes first step on special and differential treatment |
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24.07.02 |
Moore:
The roadmap and deadlines for Cancun Ministerial now “clear” |
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24.07.02 |
Training
on dispute settlement for government officials Thirty government officials, mainly from developing countries, on 22 July 2002 started to immerse themselves into the rules and procedures governing the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Dispute Settlement Mechanism. > Press release |
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23.07.02 |
The
Doha Development Agenda: making it work In a speech for the opening of the first residential °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ trade policy courses in Nairobi, Kenya on July 23, 2002, Ambassador Sergio Marchi, Chairman of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ General Council said that meaningful participation of developing countries in the Doha round of negotiations and in the multilateral trading system depends upon providing them with access to training and technical cooperation, as exemplified by the experimental use of trade policy courses provided by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ on a regional basis. > Speech (word format, 3 pages, 32KB) |
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22.07.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
receives peace award from Japanese foundation |
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15.07.02 |
Panel
issues report on Canada-US dispute |
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11.07.02 |
Trade
boosts Barbados' standard of living |
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11.07.02 |
Casablanca
Trade Policy Course launched The first traditional °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Trade Policy Course ever held outside Geneva opened in Casablanca, Morocco, on 8 July 2002. The 11-week Course is being offered by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ within a joint partnership agreement with the “Institut Supérieur de Commerce et d`Administration des Entreprises”. > Press release |
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08.07.02 |
Co-complainants
rise to 7 in US steel safeguards panel |
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03.07.02 |
Panel
report out on US countervailing duties on German steel |
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02.07.02 |
DDA
success is best °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ contribution to fighting poverty — DDG |
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28.06.02 |
Moore,
Services Chairman reject misguided claims that public services are
under threat Director-General Mike Moore and Ambassador Alejandro Jara (Chile), Chairman of the Special Session of the Services Council, underscored, on 28 June 2002, that °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ negotiations to liberalize trade in services were no threat to Government services and that such sectors of the services economy were in fact excluded from the negotiations. > Press release > Fact Sheet on Services Negotiations |
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28.06.02 |
Report
issued on India-US steel plate dispute
> All
documentation on the case DS206 |
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28.06.02 |
TRIPS
Council approves decisions on delaying pharmaceutical patents for LDCs |
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27.06.02 |
Panel
on US steel safeguards dispute grows to six co-complainants |
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25.06.02 |
Doha
Agenda will define trade relations and development for this century |
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21.06.02 |
Switzerland
contributes CHF 1.5 million to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Doha Development Fund |
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21.06.02 |
Trade
liberalization boosts India's economic growth |
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18.06.02
|
Doha
Declaration places Africa at heart of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ work program |
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17.06.02 |
Single
panel to examine complaints by Japan, Korea and EC on US steel
safeguards dispute |
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12.06.02 |
Success
of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ agriculture negotiations will contribute to global food
security |
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11.06.02 |
China's
request for panel on US steel safeguards dispute blocked by US |
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11.06.02 |
Transition
economy members can enjoy prosperity and peace, Moore tells ministers |
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06.06.02 |
Italy
contributes 1 million euros to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Doha Trust Fund |
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04.06.02 |
Panel
on “steel” dispute established |
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31.05.02 |
Development
dimension of trade facilitation cited |
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30.05.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Deputy stresses importance of full LDC participation in DDA |
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29.05.02 |
Panel
report issued on Peru-EC sardine dispute |
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24.05.02 |
China's
accession to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ: the real work begins |
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23.05.02 |
US
blocks EC panel request on “steel” At the Dispute Settlement Body meeting of 22 May 2002, the United States blocked the European Communities’ request for the establishment of a panel on US’ “Definitive safeguard measures on imports of certain steel products”. At the same meeting, the DSB established a panel to look at the US’ “Sunset review of anti-dumping duties on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Japan”. > Summary of the meeting |
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21.05.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
organizes first °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ ministerial trade conference for Central Asia and
Caucasus |
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17.05.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ,
World Bank, and IMF chiefs warn against rich-country protectionism |
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16.05.02 |
Slovenia
now well-integrated in the world economy — °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ members, in their first review of Slovenia's trade policies held on 13 and 15 May 2002, said that the country's trade and investment liberalization efforts have been key elements in reforms aimed at establishing a modern and stable market economy. > Chairperson's concluding remarks > Press release |
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09.05.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ,
ADB to cooperate on trade-related technical assistance for Asian and
Pacific countries °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Deputy Director-General Paul-Henri Ravier and Asian Development Bank Vice-President Myoung-Ho Shin signed on 9 May 2002 a memorandum of understanding under which their institutions agreed to cooperate on joint technical assistance programmes for participants from the ADB's developing member governments. > Press release |
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06.05.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ,
Arab Monetary Fund to cooperate on trade-related technical assistance
and capacity building for Arab countries |
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03.05.02 |
Panel
report issued on agri dispute between Argentina and Chile |
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03.05.02 |
Moore
convenes first dialogue with regional banks on Doha Development Agenda |
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02.05.02 |
Trade
to pick up slightly in 2002 after sharp drop in 2001 |
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30.04.02 |
20th
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Trade Policy Course begins Government officials from 27 countries attended the opening session on 29 April 2002 of the 20th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Trade Policy Course, which is being held in Spanish. The brief ceremony was chaired by Mr. Paul-Henri Ravier, Deputy Director-General of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, who, on behalf of Mike Moore, welcomed all the participants. > Press release |
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29.04.02 |
Moore
stresses development role of trade at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ symposium |
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26.04.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
organizes public symposium on post-Doha negotiations |
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22.04.02
|
Russia
membership talks entering decisive and final phase — Moore Director-General Mike Moore, in a speech at the Fifth Annual Russian Economic Forum on 19 April 2002 in London, said that Russia's accession talks are “entering a decisive and final phase”, adding that “it would be a great failure of leadership if this accession is not completed in time for the Mexico Ministerial next year”. |
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22.04.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
members report on anti-dumping activity The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat, on 22 April 2002, reported that in the period 1 July - 31 December 2001, 19 Members initiated 186 anti-dumping investigations against exports from a total of 55 different countries or customs territories. > Press release |
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22.04.02 |
DDG:
Trade is engine of growth and employment °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Deputy Director-General Ablassé Ouedraogo, in a speech (temporarily in French) at a meeting of African Labour Ministers on 20 April in Ouagadougou, underlined the importance of trade as an engine of growth and employment in Africa. |
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22.04.02 |
Panels
established on Telmex and poultry disputes The Dispute Settlement Body, on 17 April 2002, established panels to examine disputes on Mexico's measures affecting telecommunications services and on Argentina's definitive anti-dumping duties on poultry from Brazil, respectively. > Summary of the meeting |
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19.04.02 |
Chairman
reports on consultations about acceding countries’ participation,
observers |
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18.04.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
holds its fourth Geneva Week |
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17.04.02 |
Mexico
cited as prime example of trade liberalization benefits Many °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ members, at the conclusion of Mexico's trade policy review on 16 April 2002, cited the country as a prime example of the benefits of trade and investment liberalization. However, a number of members encouraged Mexico to narrow the gap between falling trade barriers under preferential agreements and improvements for the country's trade partners in general. > Chairperson's concluding remarks > Press release |
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17.04.02 |
Helping
poorer members is key to successfully concluding negotiations —
Moore |
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11.04.02 |
Moore
welcomes Oxfam report but cites omissions and errors |
||
09.04.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
announces launch of new trade journal |
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08.04.02 |
Officials
say training course will help them participate in Doha agenda
negotiations The 19th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ trade policy course has helped participating officials from 30 governments prepare for work related to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, in particular the current negotiations, a representative said in the course’s closing ceremony on 5 April 2002. Deputy Director-General Paul-Henri Ravier highlighted the new, substantial increase in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ training programmes. > Press release |
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28.03.02 |
Fact
sheet on technical cooperation Since the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha last November, the organization has embarked on a programme of greatly enhanced support for developing countries. > News item |
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28.03.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
recruiting staff under Doha Development Agenda, for end-May start |
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27.03.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
agriculture negotiators set schedule to meet 12-month ‘modalities’
deadline The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Agriculture Committee, meeting in a special negotiating session on 26 March 2002, agreed a work programme designed to meet the 31 March 2003 deadline for setting out the key principles for achieving a comprehensive final deal. > Press release |
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26.03.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
is working on an Arab Region Strategy, Director-General Moore tells
Qatar meeting |
||
21.03.02 |
Moore
calls for increased trade liberalization to help finance development |
||
19.03.02 |
Appellate
Body report on India's auto measures out
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, on 19 March 2002, issued the Appellate Body report on India's measures affecting the automotive sector (DS146/AB/R and DS175/AB/R). The report notes that India withdrew its appeal on 14 March 2002. > Download the Panel report in Word format (8 pages; 46KB) — in pdf format (8 pages; 21KB). > All documents on case DS146 > All documents on case DS175 > Rulings only DS146 and DS175 > More on Dispute Settlement |
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18.03.02 |
Workers
benefit from trade liberalization — Moore |
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13.03.02 |
Introduction
Course on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ starts in Geneva Deputy Director-General Mr Ablassé Ouedraogo welcomes, on 12 March 2002, government officials from 22 least-developed countries at the opening session yesterday of the 3-week Introduction Course on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. > Press release |
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13.03.02 |
DSB
adopts reports on US-Korea line pipe dispute The DSB adopted, on 8 March 2002, a report of the Appellate Body on the dispute “United States — Definitive safeguard measures on imports of circular welded carbon quality line pipe from Korea” (case DS202). > Summary of meeting |
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12.03.02 |
Intellectual
property council starts on Doha agenda items and two-phase negotiation The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ’s TRIPS (intellectual property) Council started work (5-7 March 2002) on a list of issues that ministers assigned to it at the Doha Ministerial Conference, and (8 March 2002) on a two-phase programme for completing negotiations on a multilateral register for geographical indications for wines and spirits > regular meeting (5-7 March) > special session (8 March) |
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11.03.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
governments pledge 30m Swiss francs to help developing countries in
new trade round |
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07.03.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
rules serve full Membership, says Director-General |
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07.03.02 |
Pledging
Conference to provide sound financial basis for Doha Agenda. |
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06.03.02 |
DDG
Ouedraogo stresses importance of Africa's role in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ negotiations °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Deputy Director-General Ablassé Ouedraogo, in a speech (available only in French) during a meeting of African leaders on 6 March 2002 at Syrta, Libya, underscored the important role of Africa in the success of Doha and called for close involvement of the continent in the new trade negotiations. |
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04.03.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
agrees on framework and procedures for work programme on small
economies The General Council, on 1 March 2002, agreed on a framework and procedures for the work programme on small economies. |
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28.02.02 |
Joint
training programs agreed by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ/IADB for Latin American and Caribbean
participation in Doha Agenda. |
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28.02.02 |
Technical
assistance key to Doha Agenda success — Moore |
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27.02.02 |
Agency
heads to work together in implementing Doha Development Agenda |
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25.02.02 |
Moore
asks business to help build “a world without walls” |
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20.02.02 |
Moore
cites “good start” to Doha Development Agenda |
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19.02.02 |
Implementation
period set in hot-rolled steel dispute A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ arbitrator, in an award released on 19 Febuary 2002, has determined that the United States must implement the DSB rulings and recommendations in the case US — Anti-dumping measures on hot-rolled steel products from Japan (DS184) by 23 November 2002. > Download the Appellate Body report in Word format (18 pages; 94KB) — in pdf format (18 pages; 48KB). > All documentation on the case DS184 > Rulings only DS184 > More on Dispute Settlement |
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19.02.02 |
DSB
adopts report on aircraft dispute |
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15.02.02 |
Agreement
reached on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ chairpersons, Moore hails decision |
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15.02.02 |
Appellate
Body report out on line pipe dispute |
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13.02.02 |
Moore
calls for swift action on technical assistance |
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13.02.02 |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
adopts work programme for LDCs The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries, on 12 February 2002, agreed on a work programme for LDCs (Download in Word format, 6 pages;68KB).based on instructions from the Doha Ministerial Declaration. > Press release > Director-General's statement |
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13.02.02 |
Scheduling
of meetings under review Deputy Director-General Miguel Rodriguez Mendoza reported to the General Council on 13 February 2002 that °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ bodies held nearly 1,000 formal and informal meetings last year. He suggested adhering to existing guidelines on scheduling of meetings to ensure effective participation of smaller delegations. > DDG's report |
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08.02.02 |
Trade
support urged for Malawi's reforms |
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05.02.02 |
DSB
adopts reports on the “Havana Club” dispute The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), on 1 February 2002, adopted the Appellate Body and Panel reports in the case “US — Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998”. > Summary of meeting |
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01.02.02 |
Governments
decide on organization of negotiations: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ DG to chair TNC °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ member governments agreed, 1 February 2002, on how to organize negotiations launched at the Doha Ministerial Conference. The decisions were taken in the new Trade Negotiations Committee, which consists of all °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ members and countries negotiating membership. > News item > Press release > Chairperson’s statement: full text |
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29.01.02 |
DSB
adopts report on “foreign sales corporations” |
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28.01.02 |
Panel
report out on aircraft financing dispute
> All
documentation on the case DS222 |
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25.01.02 |
Strong
support for Pakistan's liberalization efforts |
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23.01.02 |
New
appointment continues momentum from Doha |
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23.01.02 |
Moore
underscores parliamentarians' role in new negotiations |
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22.01.02 |
Moore
underlines need for agency coordination in meeting Doha mandates |
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22.01.02 |
Moore
meets ministers, senior officials in Doha follow-up |
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22.01.02 |
EC,
Japan request sanctions in anti-dumping dispute At a Dispute Settlement Body meeting on 18 January 2002, the EC and Japan requested authorization to suspend concessions against the US in the dispute concerning the US Anti-Dumping Act of 1916. > Summary of the meeting |
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18.01.02 |
Trade
is fueling Guatemala's growth — °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ members, at the conclusion of the first review of Guatemala's trade policies on 18 January 2002, underlined the important role that trade has played in promoting growth in Guatemala, the largest economy in Central America. > Chairperson's concluding remarks > Press release |
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16.01.02 |
Development
at the centre of Doha results — DDG °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Deputy Director-General Ablassé Ouedraogo, on 14 January 2002 before the Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Financing for Development in New York, said that “Doha has changed forever the environment for trade negotiations by squarely placing the interests of developing countries at the centre of a broad and balanced Work Programme”. > Mr. Ouedraogo's statement |
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15.01.02 |
Moore
praises advisors, says efforts will lead to new ideas |
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15.01.02 |
19th
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ trade policy course begins |
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14.01.02 |
Appellate
Body upholds rulings on FSC implementation dispute |
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02.01.02 |
Moore:
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ to build on Doha success in 2002 |
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02.01.02 |
Appellate
ruling in “rum” dispute released |
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02.01.02 |
Chinese
Taipei
becomes 144th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ member |
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