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Africa: An Assault On Multilateral Trade Negotiations
IPS, 17 March 2012
India, Brazil, and South Africa, the international grouping for promoting international cooperation among the three countries known as IBSA, along with China and several other… Read more »
Will Doha Trade Talks be Subverted?
India, Brazil, South Africa, and China and several other developing countries, have slated attempts to craft an agreement to liberalise international trade without concluding the multilateral trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization.
A cargo ship passes through the Suez Canal, a vital link in world trade, and contributes significantly to the Egyptian economy.
InFocus
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The Doha talks hope to reduce barriers to market access throughout the world, with the development of poor countries at the heart of its agenda. Read more »
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The World Bank proposes that countries knock down the so-called non-tariff barriers making trade within the continent a hostile and costly affair. Read more »
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The Heads of State Summit of the African Union has endorsed a plan to set up a continental free trade area by 2017. Read more »
