Lamy added to the gloomy atmosphere that has prevailed in recent weeks after negotiators met at WTO headquarters in Geneva to take stock of their most recent attempts to overcome a decade of deadlock. Read the rest of this entry »
WTO talks on ‘brink of failure’: Lamy
May 1, 2011
Phl joins other countries in pushing forward Doha talks
May 1, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has joined other countries in moving forward the negotiations in the long-stalled Doha Development Agenda, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected:
September 21, 2010
RP-US trade spat looms at WTO
January 17, 2010
The US filed a case against the Philippines before the World Trade Organization (WTO), citing higher excise taxes Manila had slapped on imported distilled spirits. Read the rest of this entry »
FBD: EU requests establishment of WTO panel on Philippines’ distilled spirits excise tax
January 6, 2010
The European Union has requested the establishment of a WTO panel on the Philippines’ excise tax regime on distilled spirits. The European Union considers that this regime discriminates against imported spirits and is thereby in clear breach of international trade rules. Read the rest of this entry »
US wants Asia to lift service sector barriers
October 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States said last Tuesday that it would not endorse any new global trade accord unless it contained a “solid” deal on services, urging Asian nations in particular to liberalize the lucrative sector. “We know that the biggest gains to the global economy are likely to derive from multilateral services liberalization, but the offers on the table right now fail to deliver on that promise,” said US Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Read the rest of this entry »
Actions on NAMA in the Philippines
September 18, 2009
Claims of a breakthrough at India (WTO) Ministerial do not bear out
September 11, 2009
Claims of a breakthrough in the Doha round of global trade talks following last week’s ministerial in India appear to follow a familiar pattern for such meetings: namely, that such claims are a bit premature when you examine the details of what actually happened. Read the rest of this entry »
Department of Agriculture vows sufficient protection for agri sector in WTO meet
September 7, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – Agriculture Undersecretary Bernie Fondevilla assured yesterday that the government would “maintain sufficient protection measures” for the agriculture sector. Read the rest of this entry »
Trade chiefs say tough work ahead to clinch Doha deal
September 6, 2009
NEW DELHI (AFP) – - Ministers from key trading nations who agreed to resume stalled talks on a new global free-trade pact say big hurdles remain to clinching a deal that has eluded negotiators for years. Read the rest of this entry »
