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WTO Releases Trade And Tariff Data for 2010
WTO Releases Trade And Tariff Data for 2010
The WTO
released on 21 October 2011 its annual package of trade and
tariff data, giving the full picture of trade developments
in 2010. This package includes the 2011 editions of its
annual publications — International Trade Statistics,
Trade Profiles and World Tariff Profiles — plus an update
of the WTO Statistics Database and other data
sources.
News item: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/stat_21oct11_e.htm
CHAIR REPORTS ON PREPARATIONS FOR DECEMBER
MINISTERIAL
The Chair, Ambr Yonov Frederick Agah, at an
informal General Council meeting on 21 October 2011,
stressed “a clear need to advance rapidly” in
preparations for the Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference. He
said that “we all want a Conference which, despite the
current problems in the Round, will help to reinforce the
value of the WTO system for all its Members”.
News
item: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/gc_21oct11_e.htm
Chairman’s
Remarks: http://www.wto.org/audio/2011_10_21_gc_agah_stat.mp3
LAMY SAYS MEMBERS WANT CREDIBLE PROGRESS FIRST ON
DO-ABLE DOHA ISSUES
As they prepare for the December
ministerial conference, members have told him they want to
try to strike a deal on issues where an early agreement
might be possible, as a way forward in the Doha Round, WTO
Director-General Pascal Lamy, told ambassadors on 21 October
2011.
News story with audio and Lamy’s statement: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_infstat_21oct11_e.htm
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