Minister Bathiudeen said this upon learning the
WTO's newest offer from Nimal Karunatilake, the newly appointed Sri Lankan Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the
WTO in Geneva.
Securities Bilateral FDI Flows Major U.S.-China Trade Issues Health and Safety Concerns Over Certain Imports from China China's Poor Regulatory System and Implications China's Currency Policy China and the World Trade Organization
WTO Implementation Issues Pending Cases Resolved Cases Violations of U.S.
The issue with the 200 or so MEAs is how to avoid a collision with
WTO rules.
MEXICO--Concerning the Ministerial Meeting of the
WTO held in Cancun, world dissatisfaction is increasing due to the antidemocratic, excluding and clandestine procedures with which rules of global economic integration are made.
The recent protests against the
WTO underscore the concerns American firms have with international trade.
The Standards and Trade Development Facility, established in mid-2002 as a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health, the World Bank, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the
WTO, is an example of the new initiatives being tabled to tackle the poor capacity of developing countries to deal with product standards.
So far, Norway, Canada and India have informed the
WTO that their laws are complete, while South Korea and the EU have said their new laws are on the verge of coming into force.
However, even the sugar reforms have elicited criticism for hurting poor sugar-exporting countries despite responding to
WTO demands and calls for a liberalisation of EU farm policy.
However, the ministers did insist Commission keep them informed of its negotiating stance in the
WTO round of trade talks.
Brussels largesse to Pakistan would not come into force without an approval from the
WTOs Council for Trade in Goods (CTG), which is expected to meet on May 26th.