'Wise Men' Seek Shake Up at WTO
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Higher level political involvement,  including regular summits, is needed to inject dynamism and  efficiency into the World Trade Organization (WTO), a body once  dubbed "medieval," according to a report on Monday.
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Officials call on international community to open crossing points for trade.
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World leaders at odds with George W. Bush  are hoping he will change his policies to rebuild global trust  shattered by the Iraq war, but his strengthened mandate means  they could be the ones left making the changes.
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Supachai Panitchpakdi asked countries to open up their markets and use trade rules to aid nations suffering from the tsunami.
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The United States and Canada have joined the European Union in asking the World Trade Organization (WTO) to rule in a dispute with China over import tariffs on auto parts, US Trade Representative Susan Schwab has revealed.
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With lawmakers nipping at his heels  over U.S. trade deficits, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  try to persuade key Asian nations during a visit this week that  they must act quickly to help tamp down protectionist  pressures.
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As negotiators try to relaunch global trade talks in Brazil, one says failure to reach a deal could have dire results.
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Chief Pascal Lamy said on Thursday that all leading WTO member states had signaled flexibility to try and re-start global trade talks.
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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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New European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson called on Tuesday for a fresh start in EU-US trade relations, which had been through a difficult path in the last few years.
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But he may need to grapple again, and more diplomatically, with world affairs
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France has formally proposed former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy as a candidate to become the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Lamy said Monday. EU governments backed Frenchman Lamy as Europe's candidate last week for the post of WTO director-general, which former Thai deputy premier Supachai Panitchpakdi is due to leave at the end of August 2005.
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The United States launched a fresh attack on European Union trade policies, as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) urged negotiators to set aside petty squabbles and address the big picture.
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The rules controlling the trade in many animal and plant species may change as delegates from around the world meet in Thailand.
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The US calls on leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group to help revive talks on a global trade deal.
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By Raphael Minder in Brussels, Frances Williams in Geneva and Alan Beattie in London. The race to head the World Trade Organisation was thrown wide open on Monday after the European Union signalled it would
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Higher level political involvement, including regular summits, is needed to inject dynamism and efficiency into the World Trade Organization (WTO), a body once dubbed "medieval," according to a report on Monday.