Archive - 2008

Independent think-tank IBON Foundation criticizes Trade Secretary Peter Favila for seemingly conditioning the public that the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be approved before the month ends.

Independent think-tank IBON Foundation criticizes Trade Secretary Peter Favila for seemingly conditioning the public that the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be approved before the month ends.

The United States has signed an agreement to boost trade and investment ties with Ukraine, which is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organization this year after a lengthy period of economic reform, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has signed an agreement to boost trade and investment ties with Ukraine, which is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organization this year after a lengthy period of economic reform, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.

Environment and animal rights groups are calling on the European Union to appeal a ruling made by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which they say allows the US and Canada to force hormone-fed beef on Europe.

In 2008, the United Nations (UN) has chosen to hold its major trade and development conference in Africa. Ministers from all around the world will meet in Accra, the capital of Ghana, starting April 20. In addition to ministers, a crowd of 4,000 international civil servants, civil society activists, business representatives, and journalists is expected to descend on the usually discrete West African capital.

Developing countries should push for a compromise deal in the six-year-old effort to revamp free trade rules and help restore the global economy's health, a United Nations official said on Tuesday.

In late 2007 WIDE organised a successful consultation on EU bilateral and regional free trade agreements and gender, which brought together members of WIDE, academics, researchers, non-governmental organisation activists and representatives of the European Commission and the private sector.

Amid current political noise brought about by the Arroyo government

The Group of 33 developing countries has denounced the draft text on the special safeguard mechanism in the current Doha Development Round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks as

New Public Citizen Report Identifies Changes to WTO, NAFTA Rules Needed to Facilitate Candidates

Representatives of local communities and some concerned NGOs have rejected the Waterfront Sugarland City project and have demanded that the government