TRADE:  Developing Countries Resist New Pressures
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GENEVA, Jul 18 (IPS) - Several developing countries said Wednesday they  will oppose a steep down payment being demanded from them in  market access commitments for industrial goods as proposed in a  compromise draft text to revive the troubled Doha trade  negotiations.
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BRUSSELS, Jul 20 (IPS) - African governments are worried that funds from the  European Union (EU) to help them increase their countries'  share of world trade could be at the expense of other forms of  development aid.
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The World Bank said Sunday the impact of recent turbulence in financial markets on developing countries has been limited and global economic growth remains strong.
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GENEVA, Jun 22 (IPS) - The high-profile Potsdam meeting of the Group of  Four members -- the United States, the European Union, Brazil and  India -- broke down on "North-South" lines Thursday when  the two developing countries thwarted sustained attempts by the  trans-Atlantic trade partners to undermine the developmental  concerns of the developing countries in the Doha Development  Agenda trade negotiations.
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The lowering of trade barriers has pushed food companies to scour the globe for the cheapest ingredients to compete in a global marketplace.
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BRUSSELS, Mar 7 (IPS) - The European Commission and a grouping of   countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the  Pacific are no  nearer an agreement on trade liberalisation after their  latest  effort.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (IPS) - The European Union's top trade official has  refused to accept African demands that he grant them lengthy  transition periods for removing restrictions on imports under a  new market opening deal.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 2 (IPS) - No one is admitting it publicly, but there is now  little doubt that nine years of negotiations to reach a free  trade agreement between South America's Mercosur trade bloc  and the European Union have failed, without even leaving any real  hope for the coming year.
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The current recovery of the global economy is dampened by risks that could give rise to financial and exchange-rate instability and to a slowdown in growth, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned Thursday.
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Trade ministers from a key group  of developing nations pressed the United States and the  European Union on Saturday for more concessions to help break  deadlocked global trade talks.
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This isn't South Korea or Germany. Wal-Mart goes all in, facing new challenges.
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DAVOS, Jan 27 (IPS) - Ministers from India, Brazil and South Africa  warned at the Davos World Economic Forum Saturday that the  success of Doha trade negotiations over the next couple of months  will depend on "balanced" commitments between agriculture  and opening of markets for industrial products.
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The International Monetary Fund says emerging economies will not be immune from a slowdown among wealthier nations.
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GENEVA : A movement to counter the abolition of textile and clothing import quotas at the end of the year is gaining momentum, driven by fears that an unbridled China could wipe out competition because of its sheer production capacity, diplomats said.
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Global Trade's Precarious Balance
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Talks on global warming in the United States next week may be complicated by differences among developing countries as their climate policy positions diverge.
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DURBAN, South Africa  - Developing countries have pledged to band together to force the West to help tackle their problems, ranging from poverty to reform of the United Nations.