ACP–EU agricultural trade relations and the WTO Bali Ministerial Conference Special report – November 2013 1. Introduction In the run-up to the WTO Bali Ministerial meeting, this special report seeks to review de... 19/11/2013
Calls for ‘a right to development’ and ‘a right to trade’ to be enshrined in WTO rules A report for the Commonwealth Secretariat entitled ‘The right to trade: Rethinking the aid for trade agenda’, by Joseph Stiglitz and Andrew Charlto... 10/10/2013
The growing importance of non-tariff measures In August 2013, UNCTAD published a review of non-tariff measures (NTMs) and their economic policy implications for developing countries. The analys... 06/10/2013
TPR provides useful summary of situation of EU farm policy In July 2013, the WTO Secretariat published the latest Trade Policy Review (TPR) of the EU, which provides a useful, if somewhat dated, summary of... 26/08/2013
Australian investigation raises wider WTO issues on use of safeguards under FTA arrangements At the beginning of July 2013, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported on the “financial stress” being felt by the Australian processed fr... 26/08/2013
Priority areas for cotton lobbying identified The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) has published an information note, ‘Cotton: Trends in global production, tra... 28/07/2013
CARICOM to take US rum subsidies to WTO dispute settlement In May 2013, CARICOM ministers formally agreed to take the issue of the United States’ use of subsidies to US Caribbean territories (supporting the... 01/07/2013
Opportunities and challenges arising from increased eco-labelling The Commonwealth Secretariat has posted a discussion paper in its Trade Hot Topics series on the challenges and opportunities arising for small sta... 11/03/2013
South Africa defuses WTO poultry dispute with Brazil According to press reports, ‘the South African government has decided not to impose additional duties on the import of Brazilian chickens.’ In resp... 18/02/2013
Calls for further consultation on rum dispute with US but no WTO dispute panel launched In December 2012 at a meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, CARICOM trade ministers recognised the serious consequences that U... 11/02/2013