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Type: Organization

Name: World Trade Organization (WTO)

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for World Trade Organization

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Where’s The Beef From?: U.S. Regulators To Propose New Meat Label Requirements

( poopoorama ) Because not knowing where your food comes from means that your food could’ve come from an unsavory source (horsemeat, anyone?), the United States is supposed to propose new rules this week that would require any meat products to be ... [Published The Consumerist - 4 hours ago]

Entities: World Trade Organization, United States, Canada, Mexico

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Zuma tells Canadians SA open for business

Speaking to journalists after talks with Canadian Governor General David Johnston, Zuma said he was pleased economic co-operation had featured strongly during their discussions."South Africa continues to seek partnerships in foreign direct investment ... [Published Times Live South Africa - 5 hours ago]

Entities: South Africa, David Johnston, Canada

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Majority in favor of Belarus’ WTO membership

(BelTA) – Another round of negotiations on Belarus’ accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 13-17 May. The Belarusian side was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Guryanov, the press service of the Belarusian ... [Published Belta - 3 hours ago]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Belarus, Belarusian Foreign Ministry, Bilateral, Switzerland

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Korea to seek resumption of FTA talks with Russia

It's been five years since Russia unilaterally suspended free trade agreement talks with South Korea, and the Korean government says it's about time they started up again.The decision to seek a resumption of FTA talks came during a meeting led by Finance ... [Published Arirang - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Russia, Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Roberto Azevedo's WTO appointment gives Brazil a seat at the top table

Brazilian Roberto Azevedo is the new director general of the World Trade Organisation. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Earlier this month the World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced that it had chosen the Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, 55, as its next director ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 6 hours ago]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Brazil, Appointment

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd

The Subsidy Game

Over the past five years, the issue of global currencies and unfair currency manipulation has received much attention as countries like China, Brazil, Switzerland, and the United States have been accused of distorting trade by the application of their ... [Published Asia Sentinel - 6 hours ago]

Entities: World Trade Organization, China, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

World Trade Organization

Put health high on agenda: WTO

Investing in the health of people is a smart strategy for poverty alleviation, its chief says ... [Published Bdnews24.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: World Trade Organization

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Poll Shows Strong Support for Country of Origin Labelling

US -Survey results, released by the Consumer Federation of America, show that a large majority of Americans continue to strongly support mandatory country of origin labelling for fresh meatThe Survey also revealed that the majority also strongly favour ... [Published The Beef Site - May 20 2013]

Entities: Consumer Federation of America, World Trade Organization, US Department of Agriculture

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

King & Spalding Recruits Iain MacVay

) - King & Spalding has established a London trade practice with the addition of respected partner Iain MacVay as the firm continues to expand its global trade offering. MacVay joins King & Spalding from Bird & Bird, where he was head of international ... [Published Best Invest - May 20 2013]

Entities: King & Spalding LLP, International Trade, London, World Trade Organization

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

Ontario Solar Verdict Is A Setback For India

The country will rue the fact that US has filed a similar complaint against her. The World Trade Center's recent ruling against a case concerning the domestic power requirements for the Ontario State is upsetting India. India has every reason to grieve ... [Published EFYTimes.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Verdict, India

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Ministry of Business and Trade Organized Workshop on Trade Negotiations Skills

Doha, May 19 (QNA) - Under the auspices of HE the Minister of Business and Trade Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, a regional workshop for Arab countries members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and countries with observer status opened here ... [Published Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies - May 19 2013]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Abdulaziz Al Thani, Doha (Qatar)

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 3 reports

Local content norms for solar projects ineffective: First Solar

According to reports, emphasising that local content requirements for solar projects are “ineffective”, solar gear maker First Solar has said creating a transparent market with significant demand is the best way to promote local industry. The comments ... [Published Panchabuta-Renewable Energy & Cleantech in India - May 19 2013]

Entities: First Solar Inc, World Trade Organization, India

Quotes

C Samyukta, wildlife campaign manager for HSI/India said: "We are overjoyed that the ministry has enacted a ban on keeping dolphins in captivity for entertainment. The science shows captivity is not in the best interests of marine animals. Now, all states in India must follow the ministry's policy and forbid the development of dolphinariums."

Calls for Action at U.S. - India Energy Partnership Summit in DC; Extreme Heat in hits Ahmedabad [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - 21 mins ago]

"The company, the suppliers and the Goulburn Valley community needs this breathing space to take stock of the situation."

SPC Ardmona pleads for help [Published Weekly Times Now - 1 hour ago]

...Net. Without an extension agreement, the "LDCs will have to comply with the law but if they cannot do that, what will happen? Are you going to prosecute the LDCs in a dispute?"

Rich and poorest nations face off over TRIPS extension [Published SciDev.Net - 2 hours ago]

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Blog Summary [Published Open Europe - 6 hours ago]

Blogs

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Calls for Action at U.S. - India Energy Partner... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - 21 mins ago] Grace Gill, Program Assistant, CMI/India/Climate Center, New York India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India May 14 – 20th, 2013 Climate & Energy India needs clean, affordable sources of ...
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines: WHAT UTILITIES T... [Published EthicalMarkets.com - 33 mins ago] NewEnergyNewsDaily Headlineshttp://www.NewEnergyNews.net/TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, May 21: * TODAY’S STUDY: WHAT UTILITIES THINK * QUICK NEWS, May 21: U.S. EMISSIONS DROP AS ELECTRICITY OUTPUT RISES; THE SPACES BETWEEN THE WINDS; WTO RULES FOR IMPORTED ...
Where’s The Beef From?: U.S. Regulators To Prop... [Published The Consumerist - 4 hours ago] ( poopoorama ) Because not knowing where your food comes from means that your food could’ve come from an unsavory source (horsemeat, anyone?), the United States is supposed to propose new rules this week that would require any meat products to be ...
QUICK NEWS, May 21: U.S. EMISSIONS DROP AS ELEC... [Published NewEnergyNews - 7 hours ago] U.S. EMISSIONS DROP AS ELECTRICITY OUTPUT RISESGroups credit natural gas, renewables with steep emissions cuts in power sectorDan Lowry, May 15, 2013 (SNL)“U.S. power plant emissions from the nation's largest generators continued to fall in 2011 even ...
James Tobin: Lefty Tax Campaigners Misuse My Name [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - 8 hours ago] A great little nugget in the FT this morning: before he died Professor James Tobin, he of the ill-advised Tobin Tax, accused loony lefty tax campaigners of misrepresenting his ideas: “I have absolutely nothing in common with these anti-globalisation ...

Audio/Video

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Capturing Gain in the Global Value Chain [Published ABN Digital - YouTube - May 20 2013]
VIDEO: WTO trade talks 'must go on' [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 17 2013]
Reuters Today: China’s biggest export – dubious... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 08 2013]
Reuters Today: China’s biggest export – dubious... [Published Reuters Video: Business - May 08 2013]
Einhorn Boosts Stake in Apple, and More [Published WSJ.com Video - News - May 07 2013]

Press Releases

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