WTO Process Issues

Rodada Doha: Todos os motivos para continuar dizendo não

Original Publication Date: 
30 November, 2009
Source: 
REBRIP


Nos dias 30 de novembro e 1 e 2 de dezembro, a OMC faz mais uma de suas reuniões ministeriais. Apesar de, até o momento, não estar formalmente pautado nada sobre a conclusão da Rodada Doha na agenda, os ministros não vão deixar passar o encontro para mais um debate em torno dos temas que até aqui têm travado as discussões, tentando resolvê-los.
 

Pronunciamiento de la ASC ante la nueva cumbre ministerial de la OMC

Original Publication Date: 
30 November, 2009
Source: 
Alianza Social Continental

Entre el 30 de noviembre y el 2 de diciembre de 2009 se realizará en Ginebra la VII reunión ministerial de la OMC. Será un nuevo esfuerzo de reanudar las negociaciones de la Ronda de Doha, iniciada hace 8 años, y un escenario donde los países desarrollados nuevamente intentarán imponer su propia agenda de liberalización y desregulación de los mercados.

El comercio al servicio del desarrollo sustentable

Original Publication Date: 
2 December, 2009
Source: 
Confederación Sindical de las Americas

El sindicalismo de las Américas reafirma a gobiernos y negociadores reunidos en Ginebra que asuman los compromisos del Pacto Mundial para el Empleo
Víctor Báez Mosqueira*

COSATU commends government’s stance not to rush to conclude Doha round

Original Publication Date: 
26 May, 2009
Source: 
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) commends the Department of Trade and Industry for opposing the current Doha texts on agriculture and industrial goods. In a statement released on 22 May 2009, it said that SA would not rush for an imperfect Doha deal.

Kirk Highlights Need For New Doha Ideas, Doha Review Bumped Up To NEC

Original Publication Date: 
13 May, 2009
Source: 
Daily News
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk in a series of private and public gatherings this week in Geneva stressed the need for trading partners to consider new ideas to help break the current impasse in the Doha round of global trade talks, but also said the U.S. would look to build on the work done so far rather than scrapping it.

WTO rejoices over Kamal Nath's exit from trade and commerce

Original Publication Date: 
1 June, 2009
Source: 
Blog: Ground Reality

Geneva heaves a sigh of relief. With Kamal Nath moved out of the Indian Commerce Ministry, the probability of concluding the contentious Doha Development Round of the WTO appears much brighter. Not that Kamal Nath was un-necessarily throwing spanners but his strong grip over the trade negotiations helped India to resist bullying and arm-twisting by the big boys of international trade.