Nations ask for study of effect of quota end
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A group of developing countries proposed yesterday that the World Trade Organization study the global effects of phasing out a textiles and clothing quota system, saying that many countries are losing out because of this trade liberalization.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) discussed at a regular meeting on Friday adjustment-related issues that may be caused by the elimination of quota restrictions against textile and clothing products on Jan. 1, 2005.
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OPEC president says the oil cartel may delay discussion of a cut in production quotas until Q1 of next year. Purnomo Yusgiantoro says this would allow it to get a clearer picture of the supply-and-demand situation.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 27 (IPS) - Senior World Bank staff have asked the European  Union to consider extending the end-of-year deadline it has set  for a series of free trade agreements with Africa.
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US textile-trade groups said yesterday that they would pursue safeguards that target the threat of Chinese imports flooding the US market once quotas expire Jan. 1. The groups - the American
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The U.S., the European Union and Canada plan to ask the World Trade Organization to set up a panel to investigate.
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All options, including cutting quotas,  are up for discussion when OPEC ministers meet in Cairo this  week to plan their response to a sharp fall in prices, Iran's  Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Monday.
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PARIS, Jan 17 (IPS) - The richer nations have made much of the freeze  they have offered on debt repayments from tsunami-hit countries,  but many of the affected countries do not seem to want this  concession.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (IPS) - Development groups say EU proposals to simplify  external assistance will âherald the end of an identifiable  development policy.â
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Following todayâs seven-hour talks on the elimination of textiles quotas, the World Trade Organization Council on Trade in Goods will reportedly reconvene later this month for formal talks on the impact of quota elimination on Jan.
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A bipartisan commission that includes energy industry executives, environmentalists and academics will issue a report today that calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits
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For the first time, an international study is showing the gap between top and bottom students appears to be closing. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assesses students in 25 countries
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Responding to complaints that the United States is losing its edge to foreign markets, a panel set up by the nation's biggest business lobby has recommended structural changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission, the end of quarterly earnings guidance and a boost in the nation's retirement savings, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Senior officials of 143 governments are calling for the total ban of production and use of anti-personnel landmine. Senior government officials of 143 countries across the world
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The rules controlling the trade in many at-risk wildlife species may change at a Bangkok meeting starting on Saturday. The 166 member states of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
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Science & environment: European fisheries ministers seek to balance dwindling fish stocks with demands of fishing industry
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China will consider adopting measures to protect its interests and those of its trading partners once global textile quotas are scrapped at the end of this month, a government spokesman said on Friday.