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WTO sees
increase in barriers to trade
FT.com, 02
July 2009
Governments
around the world have continued to push up
trade barriers in spite of high-profile
pledges at the G20 summit and other forums to
resist protectionism, according to a World
Trade Organisation report to be published
today.
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A Trade Agenda for the G-8 Summit in Italy
The Heritage Foundation, 01, July 2009
Leaders from
the U.S., France, Italy, Germany, Japan,
Russia, Canada, and the United Kingdom are
scheduled to meet July 8-10 in Italy for the
latest G-8 summit meeting. Looming ever larger
on the economic policy agenda is the state of
global trade.
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WTO launches
second global review of Aid for Trade
WTO Press Release, 29 June 2009
The WTO, its
members and key international aid and
development organizations will conduct the
Second Global Review of Aid for Trade - aimed
at expanding the trade capacity of developing
countries - on 6-7 July 2009 in Geneva.
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Lee looks to early
signing of FTA with EU
The Korea Herald, 02 July 2009
Korea and the European
Union are expected to conclude their
long-delayed free trade agreement this month,
President Lee Myung-bak said yesterday. He
expressed confidence that a de facto FTA
between Korea and India will also be
formalised in the near future. <<More>>
Revenue loss from
free trade with Australia, NZ feared
Business World Online, 02 July 2009
The government could
lose as much as P600 million annually in
foregone revenues if tariffs on dairy products
are removed under the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade
Agreement (AANZFTA), an industry group said
yesterday. <<More>>
Cabinet approves
Pak-China Free Trade Agreement
Daily Times, 02 July 2009
The cabinet on Wednesday
directed ministries to ensure financial
discipline, as it approved the Pak-China Free
Trade Agreement on trade in services. The
agreement will provide investment in the
services sector and promote joint ventures to
build the capacity of domestic service
suppliers, facilitate technology transfer and
will create new jobs in the country. <<More>>
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UN System bodies
call for collective
response to
financial and
ecological crises
egov monitor,
02 July 2009
A group of international organizations,
including the WTO, says coordinated efforts to
create a green economy are needed to tackle
financial, economic, food, water, energy,
ecosystem and climate crises. <<More>>
A New Life for
the IMF:
Capitalizing on
Crisis
Toward
Freedom, 01 July
2009
April’s G-20 meeting - involving the heads of
state of 20 of the world’s most economically
powerful countries - failed to yield an
agreement on increased European stimulus
spending or on new global financial regulatory
rules. <<More>>
Developed world
must not forget ‘the
bottom billion’
TAIPEI Times,
01 July 2009
These days, a dollar won’t get you very far in
a rich economy. But in a poor country like the
one I come from, Sierra-Leone, even half a
dollar can save a life or feed an entire
family. <<More>>
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