World Trade Organization (WTO)

Contents: US blocks outcomes, collapsing MC11 like house of cards Published in SUNS #8597 dated 15 December 2017 Buenos Aires, 14 Dec (D. Ravi Kanth) – The World Trade Organization’s eleventh ministerial conference (MC11) collapsed here on Wednesday like a house of cards, after the United States single handedly blocked outcomes on mandated decisions and…

10 November 2016, http://www.ituc-csi.org/tisa-trade-in-services-agreement As trade negotiators representing 50 countries meet behind closed doors to try and finalise the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) before the end of the year, the ITUC has released a new analysis of leaked information about the deal “All about TiSA: Everything you didn’t know about the Trade in Services…

By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), October 29, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has ratified the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) which seeks to make trading of goods easier through lower costs and streamlined procedures.

Published in SUNS #8159 dated 18 December 2015 Nairobi, 17 Dec (Ranja Sengupta) – Civil society representatives present at the WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) have expressed deep shock and disappointment over a draft text on Agriculture released in the early hours of the morning here on the third day of the Conference.

Lamy added to the gloomy atmosphere that has prevailed in recent weeks after negotiators met at WTO headquarters in Geneva to take stock of their most recent attempts to overcome a decade of deadlock.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has joined other countries in moving forward the negotiations in the long-stalled Doha Development Agenda, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

The US filed a case against the  Philippines before the World Trade  Organization (WTO), citing higher excise taxes Manila had slapped on imported distilled spirits.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States said last Tuesday that it would not endorse any new global trade accord unless it contained a “solid” deal on services, urging Asian nations in particular to liberalize the lucrative sector. “We know that the biggest gains to the global economy are likely to derive from multilateral services liberalization, but…

actions-on-nama-in-the-philippines in PDF format

Claims of a breakthrough in the Doha round of global trade talks following last week’s ministerial in India appear to follow a familiar pattern for such meetings: namely, that such claims are a bit premature when you examine the details of what actually happened.

MANILA, Philippines – Agriculture Undersecretary Bernie Fondevilla assured yesterday that the government would “maintain sufficient protection measures” for the agriculture sector.

NEW DELHI (AFP) – – Ministers from key trading nations who agreed to resume stalled talks on a new global free-trade pact say big hurdles remain to clinching a deal that has eluded negotiators for years.

MANILA, Philippines – Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and other senior trade officials attending the ongoing Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in India are being urged to remain firm in defending the Philippine agricultural sector against unfair trade deals that may be detrimental to Filipino farmers.

NEW DELHI: India’s trade minister reminded World Trade Organization (WTO) members Friday of the work needed to clinch a new global free-trade pact next year as ministers from more than 30 countries wrapped up a two-day meeting here.

Download text in PDF format

NEW DELHI (AFP) – A swift conclusion to a new world trade pact could serve as a powerful stimulus for recovery from the global financial crisis, WTO chief Pascal Lamy said in an interview published Tuesday.

A long-standing complaint on “unfair” and “discriminatory” excise taxes the government imposes on European distilled spirits has forced the European Union (EU) to bring it to the attention of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, it was learned.

The European Union (EU) said Wednesday it had begun action against the Philippines at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over what the bloc claims are excessively high duties imposed on imports of EU brandy and whisky.

GENEVA – TRADE safeguards used by countries to protect their industries risk doing more harm than good in the current global economic crisis, the WTO said on Wednesday.

As WTO cuts trade forecast PRESSURE on the Philippine government to raise trade barriers mounted, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned of rising protectionism amid the economic crisis and sharply cut its forecast for trade volumes of developed and developing economies this year.

MANILA, Philippines – Local businessmen asked yesterday the government to create an advisory council that will help the Philippines negotiate trade deals with other countries.

PORK producers in Brazil, Latin America’s biggest exporter, may pursue a complaint at the World Trade Organization against the Philippines because the Southeast Asian nation was blocking imports, an industry official said.

The US and European Union (EU) have filed complaints that China is unfairly limiting its raw material exports.

by Bruce Einhorn and Mehul Srivastava from Business Week Trade talks broke down July 29 as India and China refused to bow to U.S. demands on agricultural subsidies It’s not often that China and India find themselves on the same side. They’re the world’s most populous countries and have two of the fastest-growing economies, but…

Download in PDF file