Inter Press Service (Johannesburg)
27 November 2008
South Africa says the major industrialised members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are applying double standards when it comes to their interests and those of African countries in the Doha Round trade negotiations.
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allAfrica.com
28 November 2008
The global financial crisis raises threats to developing economies in Africa and elsewhere as well as to those in the developed world. Writing ahead of a major international meeting on development finance this weekend, Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organization, says the times demand that world leaders show by their deeds that they remain committed to helping developing ...
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Business Day (Johannesburg)
25 November 2008
THE Doha round is on again. World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Pascal Lamy has set a date for trade ministers to meet between December 10 and 19 to try to thrash out a multilateral trade deal.
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Business Day (Johannesburg)
26 November 2008
A TRADE economist has advised African countries to prepare solid strategies for crucial multilateral trade talks, tentatively scheduled for mid-December to conclude the Doha round.
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It is quite tiresome, to note the double standard that the WTO treats developing countries with. I fully support Mr Ismail's claim and advocacy for tariffs cutts for our SACU countries.
It is most ridiculous to when one considers that developed countries like Canada and other European countries are afforded trade tariff cuts, one may not be able to place Japan outside a developing country identity, but we can clearly state that Japan does wield economic power.
It is most shocking to note the economic prejudice and bias that SACU countries must undergo in international world trade agreements based on policies that are inherently bias and structured to enfranchise western countries, while further disenfranchising developing countries.
It is my hope that Mr Ismail, is able to communicate a chalenge to WTO , and not just report on the prejudice and unfair practises.