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Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:42:55 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/6d4475d33a6dfcb147e2e15e1233b8a0#wtlnews http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/t-s-vishwanath-saving-wto-via-doha/450775/ http://del.icio.us/url/6d4475d33a6dfcb147e2e15e1233b8a0 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/6d4475d33a6dfcb147e2e15e1233b8a0 wtlnews's links Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar recently commented that the Doha Round was stuck and it was unlikely that the decade-long negotiations will be completed before 2013. The question that has been discussed informally by academics and analysts over the last few months in Geneva and across the 153 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is that will Doha succeed or fail, given the current state of play. doha Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:15:40 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/9b598d690d0b88ec59b36fbcbac2c835#wtlnews http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a18aeb76-ded3-11e0-a228-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Yi6jOGvK http://del.icio.us/url/9b598d690d0b88ec59b36fbcbac2c835 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/9b598d690d0b88ec59b36fbcbac2c835 wtlnews's links ew institutions can have had a sadder 10th birthday than the so-called “Doha round” of trade talks, which will celebrate – for want of a better term – a decade of frustration this December. Doha Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:32:46 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/b5621bd666e247ed713ac724360202e0#wtlnews http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/12/us-usa-trade-doha-idUSTRE78B6CB20110912 http://del.icio.us/url/b5621bd666e247ed713ac724360202e0 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/b5621bd666e247ed713ac724360202e0 wtlnews's links World Trade Organization (WTO) members should acknowledge the 10-year-old Doha round of trade talks is "deadlocked" and begin charting a more "credible path forward," a top U.S. trade official said on Monday. Doha Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:52:17 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/c408d503a7df2f2221a148121f4f0cc2#wtlnews http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=737 http://del.icio.us/url/c408d503a7df2f2221a148121f4f0cc2 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/c408d503a7df2f2221a148121f4f0cc2 wtlnews's links Allow me first to briefly recall the present state of the Doha Development Agenda negotiations within the World Trade Organisation. As you know, the negotiations were revitalised in early 2011 following strong political guidance by the Leaders of the G20. The objective was to reach outlines of a comprehensive package by the summer, and to finalise the agreement by the end of the year. Doha Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:35:44 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/933674fa8132fe0428889552c8a172de#wtlnews http://geneva.usmission.gov/2011/09/09/wto-december-ministerial/ http://del.icio.us/url/933674fa8132fe0428889552c8a172de http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/933674fa8132fe0428889552c8a172de wtlnews's links “Let me begin today by expressing the appreciation of the United States to members of the Cairns Group, and especially to Ministers Ritz and Emerson, for the invitation to participate in this ministerial meeting. Ambassador Kirk regrets very much that the press of important business with the U.S. Congress prevented him from joining you, and he has asked me to convey his personal appreciation for your invitation to Ambassador Siddiqui and me to stand in his place. Doha Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:59:54 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/5d5236805a49c9eaff881c861c5fa195#wtlnews http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-to-resist-fresh-pressure-from-developed-nations-at-wto/articleshow/9918528.cms http://del.icio.us/url/5d5236805a49c9eaff881c861c5fa195 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/5d5236805a49c9eaff881c861c5fa195 wtlnews's links India is unlikely to yield to a fresh effort by the developed countries to push for greater concessions by the larger emerging economies to salvage the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round of global trade talks. Doha Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:41:08 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/4c974c0af8e5d6444ed4d7a4a737ce0b#wtlnews http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/trade-agriculture-united-states-idUSN1E7871ZM20110908 http://del.icio.us/url/4c974c0af8e5d6444ed4d7a4a737ce0b http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/4c974c0af8e5d6444ed4d7a4a737ce0b wtlnews's links Attempts by the World Trade Organisation to broker a sweeping liberalization of world trade won't succeed without a new approach at December's WTO meetings in Geneva, a U.S. trade official said on Thursday. Doha Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:55:15 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/542b8f549ba7d3f58886c1bed09d9772#wtlnews http://www.livemint.com/2011/09/06004419/Lamy-seeks-pragmatic-approach.html?h=B http://del.icio.us/url/542b8f549ba7d3f58886c1bed09d9772 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/542b8f549ba7d3f58886c1bed09d9772 wtlnews's links The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy on Monday said nations need to show leadership, pragmatism and determination to break the deadlock over the Doha Round of trade talks. Doha Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:16:28 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/948383211a3f8ce71339135a385b0c89#wtlnews http://www.aei.org/article/104053 http://del.icio.us/url/948383211a3f8ce71339135a385b0c89 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/948383211a3f8ce71339135a385b0c89 wtlnews's links The title is harsh, but the goal is benign-save, or at least extract, the world trading system from the Doha Development Round of trade negotiations that has now dragged on for a decade without success. To achieve this end, the round should formally be ended. Doha Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:16:52 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/263ce3d072eb8a956273c839be15b0a4#wtlnews http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2eff29ac-ce3c-11e0-99ec-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1VzGhZHLP http://del.icio.us/url/263ce3d072eb8a956273c839be15b0a4 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/263ce3d072eb8a956273c839be15b0a4 wtlnews's links There is a global trade crisis. Unlike the financial crises, it is not making headlines. But it is potentially far more dangerous. It is true there are no significant trade conflicts at the moment. But the whole institutional framework is breaking down. When a big trade conflict arises – and it is surely “when” not “if” – the system in all likelihood will not be able to cope. After the disastrous World Trade Organisation meeting in Seattle in 1999, Mike Moore, the then director-general, said he feared the WTO could become to the 21st century world economy what the League of Nations was to the world community before the second world war: an impotent talk-shop that was ultimately unable to survive. Twelve years later these seem to have been prophetic words. Doha Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:46:31 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/29b1cc6d5a6769bad8a5de9dd427ef76#wtlnews http://www.piie.com/realtime/?p=2297 http://del.icio.us/url/29b1cc6d5a6769bad8a5de9dd427ef76 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/29b1cc6d5a6769bad8a5de9dd427ef76 wtlnews's links On July 24, 2011, Jagdish Bhagwati wrote an op ed essay in the New York Times (“The Wrong Way to Free Trade“) that urged President Obama to press for the completion of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) “on the basis of what has been negotiated” in the first decade of the talks. The article demonstrates his ardent support for multilateral trade liberalization—and his confusion over how to achieve it. His proposal already has been rejected by the major trading nations involved in the WTO negotiations, and deservedly so. It is well-intentioned but imprecise and politically naïve. Doha Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:20:45 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/d9eae5f5bdcd7a84e435e7939fa6d2ad#wtlnews http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/03/usa-trade-doha-idUSN1E77119I20110803?feedType=RSS&feedName=everything&virtualBrandChannel=11563 http://del.icio.us/url/d9eae5f5bdcd7a84e435e7939fa6d2ad http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/d9eae5f5bdcd7a84e435e7939fa6d2ad wtlnews's links WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - With U.S. economic growth nearly stalled and unemployment stuck above 9 percent, Caterpillar's (CAT.N) man in Washington, Bill Lane, has been pitching what many think is a crazy idea: one more try to reach a big market-opening deal through the World Trade Organization. Doha Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:44:25 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/2d0f63766f85be16c00f322d8f151d06#wtlnews http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fd49df96-b7a3-11e0-8523-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1TEqB7p62 http://del.icio.us/url/2d0f63766f85be16c00f322d8f151d06 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/2d0f63766f85be16c00f322d8f151d06 wtlnews's links The likelihood of the Doha round of world trade talks being declared dead this year rose on Tuesday when it became clear that even a partial deal would not be possible. Doha Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:19:18 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/b267c8915395c45eed10658c0f44d7ec#wtlnews http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/july/statement-ambassador-punke-world-trade-organization-t http://del.icio.us/url/b267c8915395c45eed10658c0f44d7ec http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/b267c8915395c45eed10658c0f44d7ec wtlnews's links “Thank you Mr. Chairman. Before making my formal remarks, I want to join my colleagues in offering the condolences and solidarity of the United States for our friend, Ambassador Elin Johansen, and for all the people of Norway. No one can make sense of such senseless tragedy, but please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. Doha Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:34:15 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/863771e0844dfb4d076282f351d1078b#wtlnews http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h6IHg35QWHBhQoC4kqkwJapLjl2A?docId=CNG.cafcfe154d2592db723880c131604d7f.541 http://del.icio.us/url/863771e0844dfb4d076282f351d1078b http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/863771e0844dfb4d076282f351d1078b wtlnews's links GENEVA — A paralysis in Doha free trade talks is putting at risk the functions and achievements of the World Trade Organization, the chief of the trade body Pascal Lamy said on Tuesday. Doha Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:04:13 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/2bb9fc1ef52aa4199fbaf15dcf173618#wtlnews http://lincicome.blogspot.com/2011/07/why-doha-round-is-in-deep-trouble.html http://del.icio.us/url/2bb9fc1ef52aa4199fbaf15dcf173618 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/2bb9fc1ef52aa4199fbaf15dcf173618 wtlnews's links Apologies for the blog silence over the last week or so; I was travelling for work and had nary a free second to post.  (I trust you survived without me.)  And since the US FTA debacle remains at basically the same place where I left it (i.e., a frustrating, painful and unnecessary stalemate created by the White House), I want to stop obsessing about turn away from the FTAs tonight and look at another depressing trade issue: the sorry state of the WTO's Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations. Doha Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:40:26 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/b5b753a93c687cf98358024588d121ed#wtlnews http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE76K0IT20110721 http://del.icio.us/url/b5b753a93c687cf98358024588d121ed http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/b5b753a93c687cf98358024588d121ed wtlnews's links GENEVA (Reuters) - Hopes of rescuing a small trade deal from the ashes of the Doha round of global talks are likely to be dashed, several trade negotiators said on Thursday. Doha Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:52:24 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/1c126c5d8e356b51d50e3a3c2e4a9650#wtlnews http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/18/world-bank-chief-blames-barack-obama-doha http://del.icio.us/url/1c126c5d8e356b51d50e3a3c2e4a9650 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/1c126c5d8e356b51d50e3a3c2e4a9650 wtlnews's links Robert Zoellick speaks out amid fears the Doha round could fail, leading to a new era of protectionism Doha Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:52:26 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/eb1ce1ede5e1d36928f5bfdcbc8473d2#wtlnews http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnH__SKdYwC4Gu2PzliERQ2MqxIQ?docId=CNG.cb180817b2ff542e99883215ba4f5f71.101 http://del.icio.us/url/eb1ce1ede5e1d36928f5bfdcbc8473d2 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/eb1ce1ede5e1d36928f5bfdcbc8473d2 wtlnews's links GENEVA — World Bank chief Robert Zoellick attacked plans on Monday to accept a watered down World Trade Organization free trade deal in place of an overall accord, saying this was defeatist. Doha Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:08:43 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/bfdee18303bab17d3e768e8c5efdac2d#wtlnews http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/171633-we-need-a-doha-december-package http://del.icio.us/url/bfdee18303bab17d3e768e8c5efdac2d http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/bfdee18303bab17d3e768e8c5efdac2d wtlnews's links Nov. 14 will be the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO), but it has become obvious, even to true believers, that the round will not be concluded in the near future, at least not in the form envisioned in 2001. Doha Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:28:29 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/5d4d87182baa24a20b5046f767f71d98#wtlnews http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/14/trade-wto-australia-idUSN1E76D22O20110714 http://del.icio.us/url/5d4d87182baa24a20b5046f767f71d98 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/5d4d87182baa24a20b5046f767f71d98 wtlnews's links WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - An Australian trade official on Thursday urged countries not give up on world trade talks and to push for a small package of agreements in December that could pave the way for a broader deal. Doha Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:04:34 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/55df8b97c8d04b3b2886883d33adc091#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6686 http://del.icio.us/url/55df8b97c8d04b3b2886883d33adc091 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/55df8b97c8d04b3b2886883d33adc091 wtlnews's links If the doomed Doha Round threatens the existence of the WTO itself, can the two be separated? Several economists have argued that they should. This column looks at whether this is actually possible. Doha Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:53:55 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/945ee69fc7cebbed0627cf743c364cf9#wtlnews http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/wto-credibility-at-risk-warns-us-trade-negotiator http://del.icio.us/url/945ee69fc7cebbed0627cf743c364cf9 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/945ee69fc7cebbed0627cf743c364cf9 wtlnews's links BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) - Deadlocked negotiations for a global trade treaty are threatening the credibility of the World Trade Organization, the U.S. ambassador to the trade body said on Wednesday. Doha Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:17:29 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/3cf7761a78bf5823ca2ccebe50f6734c#wtlnews http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/becebdda-9ce7-11e0-8678-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1PxQw7XF7 http://del.icio.us/url/3cf7761a78bf5823ca2ccebe50f6734c http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/3cf7761a78bf5823ca2ccebe50f6734c wtlnews's links The chances of salvaging even a minimal deal from the so-called “Doha round” of trade talks have receded yet further as the US, EU and Brazil clashed over rules to restrain cotton subsidies and help the poorest countries. Doha Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:31:03 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/27470ce1749331f5cf98bb627b848658#wtlnews http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/june/statement-ambassador-punke-world-trade-organization-t http://del.icio.us/url/27470ce1749331f5cf98bb627b848658 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/27470ce1749331f5cf98bb627b848658 wtlnews's links Doha Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:35:04 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/a9d7a3415ba76f0ad3f192790e6c94ca#wtlnews http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/trade-eu-usa-idUSN1E75K10S20110621 http://del.icio.us/url/a9d7a3415ba76f0ad3f192790e6c94ca http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/a9d7a3415ba76f0ad3f192790e6c94ca wtlnews's links (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members should agree to a standstill on tariffs in December as a down payment toward a larger deal in long-running world trade talks, the top EU official said on Tuesday. Doha Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:55:17 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/12c3aa7b009ba4fc2bd1e39684858673#wtlnews http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/economics/cooking-up-a-compromise-in-the-doha-round-not-yet-a-lost-cause http://del.icio.us/url/12c3aa7b009ba4fc2bd1e39684858673 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/12c3aa7b009ba4fc2bd1e39684858673 wtlnews's links Some critics rushed in to declare that the "Doha round" of trade talks was dead - and that they had already said so years ago. Presumably, our attempt at resurrecting it was pathetic and hopeless. But if Doha was dead, one had to ask why the negotiators were still negotiating, and why nearly all the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies were still issuing endorsements of the talks each time they met. Doha Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:17:23 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/4a55f1660c42faa1d4004289544c9f19#wtlnews http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/doha-trade-round-isnt-dead-wto-head-insists/article2058090/ http://del.icio.us/url/4a55f1660c42faa1d4004289544c9f19 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/4a55f1660c42faa1d4004289544c9f19 wtlnews's links The head of the World Trade Organization on Monday dismissed the notion that the Doha round of trade negotiations was dead, and held out hope that a band of smaller countries might help prod India, China and the United States toward agreement. Doha Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:36:49 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/f4d1dd054f1663eb17f064c244576e85#wtlnews http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eed080f6-9510-11e0-a648-00144feab49a.html#axzz1P6krFHRR http://del.icio.us/url/f4d1dd054f1663eb17f064c244576e85 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/f4d1dd054f1663eb17f064c244576e85 wtlnews's links The gradual realisation at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva that the so-called “Doha round” of global trade talks has drifted on to the rocks has led to a scramble to salvage something from the wreck. Doha Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:13:23 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/37ed464814e11cdf8ad7374952acc0f7#wtlnews http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/article2085258.ece?homepage=true http://del.icio.us/url/37ed464814e11cdf8ad7374952acc0f7 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/37ed464814e11cdf8ad7374952acc0f7 wtlnews's links New Delhi has done well to back the “early harvest” package approach to getting the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations off the ground. But, in the same breath, it must be acknowledged, , that the Doha Round will not produce a body of accords which will regulate international trade, for the next 10 years or so. Doha Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:09:44 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/714f0b6cdc1845581f1b3ffed516ef46#wtlnews http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/business/77123/doha-negotiator-recalled-by-nz http://del.icio.us/url/714f0b6cdc1845581f1b3ffed516ef46 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/714f0b6cdc1845581f1b3ffed516ef46 wtlnews's links The New Zealand chairman of the World Trade Organisation's agricultural negotiations in Geneva is returning to Wellington in a further sign that the 10 year old world trade talks are nearing collapse. Doha Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:42:10 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/a56714efc8c5b52f951ccf7a1dbcb51c#wtlnews http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/businesspro-us-trade-wto-doha-idUSTRE74U6ZS20110531 http://del.icio.us/url/a56714efc8c5b52f951ccf7a1dbcb51c http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/a56714efc8c5b52f951ccf7a1dbcb51c wtlnews's links (Reuters) - A decade of talks for a global trade deal that could add billions to world prosperity have led negotiators to a dead end, and even plans for a scaled-back deal to benefit the world's poorest states promise no easy exit. Doha Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:40:23 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/91235e9a269e1d84dcb32b150611c8f0#wtlnews http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304563104576357463755257444.html?mod=googlenews_wsj http://del.icio.us/url/91235e9a269e1d84dcb32b150611c8f0 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/91235e9a269e1d84dcb32b150611c8f0 wtlnews's links The World Trade Organization's 153 members agreed Tuesday in Geneva to a less-ambitious Doha Round of global trade talks, stripping away enough contentious issues that it now appears feasible to finish a deal by the end of the year. Doha Tue, 31 May 2011 12:32:21 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/fdf01783f2a98d21789c88934f59e057#wtlnews http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_infstat_31may11_e.htm http://del.icio.us/url/fdf01783f2a98d21789c88934f59e057 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/fdf01783f2a98d21789c88934f59e057 wtlnews's links Members have indicated that a package for least-developed countries is the fast-track priority in the Doha Round for an achievable outcome at the December 2011 Ministerial Conference, with another group of issues — currently being discussed — having the next level of priority, but agriculture, non-agricultural market access, services, trade remedies and intellectual property are not considered to be achievable by then, Director-General Pascal Lamy told an informal meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee on 31 May 2011. He said he would consult members and report back at the next meeting on 9 June. Doha Mon, 30 May 2011 14:36:39 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/a4f462f27ed7a79fd4d0248414d2e5d2#wtlnews http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/bhagwati13/English http://del.icio.us/url/a4f462f27ed7a79fd4d0248414d2e5d2 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/a4f462f27ed7a79fd4d0248414d2e5d2 wtlnews's links BRASILIA – In a recent commentary, I drew on the Interim Report of the High-level Trade Experts Group, appointed by the governments of Britain, Germany, Indonesia, and Turkey, which I co-chair, to explain why concluding the World Trade Organization’s ten-year-old Doha Round was important. The column was reprinted on a blog maintained by CUTS International (Consumer Unity and Trust Society), the most important developing-country NGO today, leading to an outpouring of reactions from trade experts. The faucet is still open, but the debate has already raised critiques that must be answered. Doha Mon, 30 May 2011 14:36:17 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/2fdb1458bb74d0b1026a1b90cf99e206#wtlnews http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-30/doha-trade-talks-won-t-be-concluded-this-year-south-africa-s-davies-says.html http://del.icio.us/url/2fdb1458bb74d0b1026a1b90cf99e206 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/2fdb1458bb74d0b1026a1b90cf99e206 wtlnews's links South Africa won’t support a scaled- down version of World Trade Organization talks that departs from the developmental mandate of the Doha round of discussions, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said. Doha Mon, 30 May 2011 14:36:07 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/4367b08dc9de555422c06feba054ef1d#wtlnews http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE74T0D020110530 http://del.icio.us/url/4367b08dc9de555422c06feba054ef1d http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/4367b08dc9de555422c06feba054ef1d wtlnews's links CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - There will be no conclusion of the Doha round trade talks in 2011, South African trade minister Rob Davies said on Monday, dealing a blow to hopes of wrapping up the decade-long negotiations before U.S. elections in 2012. Doha Sun, 29 May 2011 12:26:12 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/03727cb79cec42707e5ff99641648177#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6585 http://del.icio.us/url/03727cb79cec42707e5ff99641648177 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/03727cb79cec42707e5ff99641648177 wtlnews's links Concluding the Doha Round of trade negotiations this year appears to be impossible, according to most commentators. This column argues, however, that there are still some things to be salvaged, particularly regarding agricultural trade. Doha Sun, 29 May 2011 12:25:57 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/845f7fc60e794d759efa0f7860344256#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6570 http://del.icio.us/url/845f7fc60e794d759efa0f7860344256 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/845f7fc60e794d759efa0f7860344256 wtlnews's links Hopes for finishing Doha in 2011 are fading fast. This essay suggests a three-track approach for moving beyond the Doha crisis. 1) Identify a package of “deliverables’ – parts of the Round that could be agreed by December 2011. 2) Assemble a package of contentious issues for ongoing negotiation with clear terms of reference. 3) Establish a work programme to consider WTO institutional reform and forward-looking issues. Doha Sun, 29 May 2011 12:25:45 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/fa9c94955fe536a1e4ee2906913b8af2#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6584 http://del.icio.us/url/fa9c94955fe536a1e4ee2906913b8af2 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/fa9c94955fe536a1e4ee2906913b8af2 wtlnews's links The Doha Round has failed, according the former US Trade Representative Susan Schwab. This essay argues that prolonging Doha jeopardises the multilateral trading system and threatens future prospects for WTO-led liberalisation. Negotiators should salvage whatever partial agreements they can from Doha, and quickly drop the rest to ensure the December ministerial meeting focuses on future work plans rather than recriminations over Doha. Doha Sun, 29 May 2011 12:25:18 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/4b238acd96afad620ac04123da39cc19#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6560 http://del.icio.us/url/4b238acd96afad620ac04123da39cc19 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/4b238acd96afad620ac04123da39cc19 wtlnews's links Doha is deadlocked. This essay argues that the options are: i) to declare the negotiations dead, ii) to suspend them until after the US elections, or iii) to negotiate an early-harvest agreement for the end of this year. The author strongly believes that the early harvest is worth the extra efforts – for both the WTO and the world’s poorest. Doha Sun, 29 May 2011 12:25:05 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/a57df43b547336cb01f50d6096883c84#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6558 http://del.icio.us/url/a57df43b547336cb01f50d6096883c84 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/a57df43b547336cb01f50d6096883c84 wtlnews's links The core Doha goals – better market access and rules for agricultural, industrial, and services trade – still matter, but Doha is a ship run aground. This essay argues that the choices are: i) to abandon ship and try with a new ship later, or ii) to patch up the holes by delivering some progress in December 2011 and then wait for a high tide to carry us off the rocks. Only the latter is likely to achieve the core goals. Doha Sun, 29 May 2011 12:24:53 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/267e9098635deba85aff6071c5be4f0e#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6595 http://del.icio.us/url/267e9098635deba85aff6071c5be4f0e http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/267e9098635deba85aff6071c5be4f0e wtlnews's links The Doha Round poses a dilemma for world leaders; the talks cannot be completed this year, but there is no agreement among WTO members on either suspending or killing the Round. This column introduces the latest VoxEU eBook, which gathers the thoughts of some of the world’s most experienced trade negotiators on what comes next. Indonesia's trade minister and former WTO Ambassadors from the US, China, India, Canada and Hong Kong each provide a plan for getting past the Doha crisis. Doha Sun, 29 May 2011 12:23:55 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/521f8d14cf90b66f24a00939584d278f#wtlnews http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/globalbusiness/8543806/Doha-world-trade-talks-almost-dead-says-DLA-Pipers-Miriam-Gonzales.html http://del.icio.us/url/521f8d14cf90b66f24a00939584d278f http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/521f8d14cf90b66f24a00939584d278f wtlnews's links One of Britain's leading trade lawyers has admitted that the Doha trade round is "almost dead" despite the Prime Minister's plea for the deal to be concluded this year "as a matter of urgency". Doha Thu, 26 May 2011 18:06:30 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/f7a2cb70974a3d9c32970e022fe05611#wtlnews http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/26/us-trade-kirk-idUSTRE74P5X620110526 http://del.icio.us/url/f7a2cb70974a3d9c32970e022fe05611 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/f7a2cb70974a3d9c32970e022fe05611 wtlnews's links (Reuters) - Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Thursday that setting deadlines for progress in the Doha round global free-trade talks was unhelpful, and rejected pressure for a date to wrap up negotiations. Doha Wed, 25 May 2011 12:09:39 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/25a3b634cbd09ee9f92545dc604b46de#wtlnews http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/05/24/idINIndia-57254620110524?feedType=RSS&feedName=everything&virtualBrandChannel=11709 http://del.icio.us/url/25a3b634cbd09ee9f92545dc604b46de http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/25a3b634cbd09ee9f92545dc604b46de wtlnews's links (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members should accept that long-running global trade talks are doomed and develop plans for a more realistic new round in December, a former senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. Doha Wed, 25 May 2011 12:09:25 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/0b81b4f7f75991424c0f4f7455ab3ac0#wtlnews http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=182&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%7D&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7Bupdate%7D+%28%24%7BPIIE+Update%7D%29 http://del.icio.us/url/0b81b4f7f75991424c0f4f7455ab3ac0 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/0b81b4f7f75991424c0f4f7455ab3ac0 wtlnews's links Former United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab discussed the outlook for the Doha Round of trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the future of the global trading system at the Peterson Institute, May 24, 2011. Ambassador Schwab recently published a major article on these topics in the new issue of Foreign Affairs, arguing that "Doha is doomed" and that the time has come to move to a new agenda for global trade talks. PIIE Director C. Fred Bergsten and Senior Fellows Jeffrey J. Schott and Arvind Subramanian facilitated a discussion following Schwab's presentation. Doha Wed, 25 May 2011 12:06:31 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/7b12a263f8a3311ba2f23447eb82a444#wtlnews http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/05/25/idINIndia-57267920110525 http://del.icio.us/url/7b12a263f8a3311ba2f23447eb82a444 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/7b12a263f8a3311ba2f23447eb82a444 wtlnews's links (Reuters) - World leaders have just two months to clinch a global free trade agreement before the long-running Doha round is declared a failure, said former World Trade Organisation Director-General Peter Sutherland. Doha Mon, 23 May 2011 14:02:49 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/e6653b6af8767c64208530ec9d19a7d3#wtlnews http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6538 http://del.icio.us/url/e6653b6af8767c64208530ec9d19a7d3 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/e6653b6af8767c64208530ec9d19a7d3 wtlnews's links With the Doha Round on the brink of failure, the blame game is moving into high gear. This column argues that the political perception of China’s export competitiveness and its exchange-rate policy are a real problem. In effect, the whole basis for exchanging trade policy concessions is being undermined because a de facto trade policy instrument – the exchange rate – is seen as nullifying these concessions while remaining beyond the scope of multilateral negotiations and discipline. Doha Mon, 23 May 2011 13:51:19 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/ec929353d30f7b23776b32c72900733d#wtlnews http://www.aei.org/event/100421 http://del.icio.us/url/ec929353d30f7b23776b32c72900733d http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/ec929353d30f7b23776b32c72900733d wtlnews's links After nearly ten years of frustrating negotiations, efforts to reach a compromise on the crucial issues of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Development Round are stalled. Some experts argue that it is time to declare the round dead, while others strongly oppose giving up on lowering trade barriers. As the impasse over agriculture, industrial tariffs, services liberalization, and other issues drags on, major questions have emerged concerning the future of the multilateral trading system. AEI will host a panel of trade experts on both sides of the argument to debate the endgame for the Doha Round and the future of the WTO and its operations. Doha