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4th September 2008 WTO Ag Talks to Resume; Deal Still Possible This Year, Some Say In the month following the failure of world trade talks, trade… Brazilian Cotton Dispute Moves Forward, Biofuels May Soon Follow Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim says that his government… Georgia Conflict Stalls Russia’s WTO Bid Russia’s bid to join the WTO, which was until recently… Brazil Given until Mid-December to Comply with WTO Tyre Ruling A WTO-appointed arbitrator has given Brazil until mid-December… WTO Rules against China in Auto Parts Dispute China lost its first ever WTO dispute on 18 July, when a panel… EU Appeals Ruling on Banana Import Regime The EU filed an appeal on 28 August in an attempt to overturn… Events Coming up: September 3-9 3 - 5 September. Koli, Finland. FORESTS… Resources REGULATING WATER AND SANITATION FOR THE POOR ECONOMIC REGULATION… 7th August 2008 Doha: Close, but Not Enough For the third summer in a row, a push for breakthrough WTO accords… Agricultural Safeguard Controversy Triggers Breakdown in Doha Round Talks A seemingly technical agricultural safeguard clause led to the… Where Does TRIPS Go from Here? Disagreement over intellectual property issues did not cause… Strong Signals Sent on Services Surprising, encouraging, positive and constructive were among… Events Coming up 7-13 August 7 August, Trondheim, Norway. THE SECOND… Resources INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: BIOPIRACY… 31st July 2008 Mini-ministerial da OMC: o dia seguinte ao colapso Ministros de comércio começaram a “juntar os cacos” um… El día después de la mini-ministerial de la OMC El 30 de julio, el día después de que una cumbre de alto nivel…	5th August 2008 Post-mortem for the Geneva Mini-Ministerial: Where does TRIPS go from here? Disagreement over TRIPS issues did not cause the “collapse”… 21st July 2008 Looking for a meaningful duty-free, quota-free market access initiative in the Doha Development Agenda WTO DEAL CAN HELP THE POOREST COUNTRIES A new study shows that… Implications of the July 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities for Sensitive Products More flexible treatment for sensitive products is one of the… 30th June 2008 An Overview Assessment of the Revised Draft WTO Modalities for Agriculture The revised draft modalities texts issued by the Chair of the… 1st June 2008 Implications for India of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities In this study, we examine the implications of the May 2008 WTO… Implications for the European Union of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities To what extent would a successful conclusion of the Doha Development… Implications for the United States of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities The May 2008 draft agricultural modalities (WTO 2008) are the…

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4th September 2008
WTO Ag Talks to Resume; Deal Still Possible This Year, Some Say In the month following the failure of world trade talks, trade…
Brazilian Cotton Dispute Moves Forward, Biofuels May Soon Follow Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim says that his government…
Georgia Conflict Stalls Russia’s WTO Bid Russia’s bid to join the WTO, which was until recently…
Brazil Given until Mid-December to Comply with WTO Tyre Ruling A WTO-appointed arbitrator has given Brazil until mid-December…
WTO Rules against China in Auto Parts Dispute China lost its first ever WTO dispute on 18 July, when a panel…
EU Appeals Ruling on Banana Import Regime The EU filed an appeal on 28 August in an attempt to overturn…
Events Coming up: September 3-9 3 - 5 September. Koli, Finland. FORESTS…
Resources REGULATING WATER AND SANITATION FOR THE POOR ECONOMIC REGULATION…

7th August 2008
Doha: Close, but Not Enough For the third summer in a row, a push for breakthrough WTO accords…
Agricultural Safeguard Controversy Triggers Breakdown in Doha Round Talks A seemingly technical agricultural safeguard clause led to the…
Where Does TRIPS Go from Here? Disagreement over intellectual property issues did not cause…
Strong Signals Sent on Services Surprising, encouraging, positive and constructive were among…
Events Coming up 7-13 August 7 August, Trondheim, Norway. THE SECOND…
Resources INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: BIOPIRACY…

31st July 2008
Mini-ministerial da OMC: o dia seguinte ao colapso Ministros de comércio começaram a “juntar os cacos” um…
El día después de la mini-ministerial de la OMC El 30 de julio, el día después de que una cumbre de alto nivel…

5th August 2008
Post-mortem for the Geneva Mini-Ministerial: Where does TRIPS go from here? Disagreement over TRIPS issues did not cause the “collapse”…

21st July 2008
Looking for a meaningful duty-free, quota-free market access initiative in the Doha Development Agenda WTO DEAL CAN HELP THE POOREST COUNTRIES A new study shows that…
Implications of the July 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities for Sensitive Products More flexible treatment for sensitive products is one of the…

30th June 2008
An Overview Assessment of the Revised Draft WTO Modalities for Agriculture The revised draft modalities texts issued by the Chair of the…

1st June 2008
Implications for India of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities In this study, we examine the implications of the May 2008 WTO…
Implications for the European Union of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities To what extent would a successful conclusion of the Doha Development…
Implications for the United States of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities The May 2008 draft agricultural modalities (WTO 2008) are the…

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