Archive - abr 11, 2005

Progress Made on WTO Trade Deal

Original Publication Date: 
10 April, 2005
Source: 
<a href='http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/ap/2005/04/11/ap1935651.html'>Associated Press</a>
World Trade Organization members are inching closer to a preliminary free trade agreement ahead of the body's December ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.

Asian eco to aim preliminary non-farm WTO accord by July

Original Publication Date: 
10 April, 2005
Source: 
<a href='http://www.zeenews.com/links/articles.asp?ssid=51&aid=211510&newsid=BUS'>www.zeenews.com</a>
Ministers and senior trade officials from seven Asian economies have agreed that they should aim for a preliminary accord on non-farm trade liberalisation by the end of July under the World Trade Organization.

Japan hopes to break tariffs deadlock

Original Publication Date: 
10 April, 2005
Source: 
By Mariko Sanchanta (<a href='http://news.ft.com/cms/s/18a50f28-aa26-11d9-aa38-00000e2511c8.html'>news.ft.com</a>)
Shoichi Nakagawa, Japan's trade minister, yesterday pledged to push ahead with informal meetings with other World Trade Organisation members ahead of the next official round of trade talks in December.