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Doha Development Round

Trade Winds -- Has the Spectre of Protectionism Blown Away?

Tamim Bayoumi | Posted 03.12.2012 | Business
Read More: International Trade, Global Supply Chain, Doha Development Round, Trade Liberalization, Trade, International Monetary Fund, Globalization, Exchange Rate, Global Financial Crisis, Imf, Imfdirect, Low-Income Countries, Emerging Markets, Business News
Tamim Bayoumi

The global crisis has pushed trade reforms off -- or at least to the edge of -- the political radar screen. But shying away from improving the trade system in these tough economic times seems a little like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

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Export Drop Shows Need for New Trade Strategy

James Bacchus | Posted 10.26.2011 | Business
Read More: International Trade, Free Trade Agreements, Economic Recovery, Doha Development Round, Global Economy, World Trade Organization, Imports, Trade, Doha Round, Exports, Obama, Wto, Trade Agreements, FTA's, Business News
James Bacchus

Turning up the heat a little more in this long hot summer of our national discontent is the news that American exports are declining.

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Chinese Drought Could Cause Global Food Crisis

James Bacchus | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Doha Development Round, World Hunger, Doha Round, Grain Trade, Agriculture, China, Agricultural Subsidies, Agricultural Trade, Drought, World Trade Organization, Food Prices, Food Trade, Wto, Export Restrictions, Export Restraints, Food Security, Home News
James Bacchus

The worst drought in sixty years is threatening the wheat crop in China, the world's largest wheat producer.

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Letting Sleeping Giants Lie...

Manisha Singh | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: u.s. Foreign Policy, Millenium Development Goal, Foreign Aid, Doha Development Round, World Trade Organization, Senate Finance Committee, Ustr, Free Trade, Aid for Trade, Barack Obama, World News
Manisha Singh

In September, the UN will evaluate the Millennium Development Goals. There are continuing high hopes that the G-20, meeting in November, will manage to get the world's economy back on track.

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Obama Must Discover the WTO

James Bacchus | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Trade Negotiations, International Trade, Doha Development Round, World Trade Organization, Doha Round, Trade, Exports, Wto, Trade Policy, Multilateralism, World News
James Bacchus

None too soon, Obama seems to have discovered that one of the best ways to create jobs and growth is through more world trade. To create the most jobs and the most growth through trade, he must also discover the World Trade Organization.

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