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# 18
May 2004
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‘Promoting Effective Markets in the
We
may have already drafted a competition law but implementing it will be a
gigantic task and we will welcome outside assistance for it”, observed
Truong Quang Hoai
International
competition experts from
Pradeep S Mehta,
Secretary General, CUTS International also emphasised that the project was
not intended to tell these countries what to do but to facilitate the
policy-makers and other stakeholders of these countries to decide for
themselves what to do and how to do. Press
Release
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FORTHCOMING
EVENT
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MID-TERM
REVIEW MEETING
“Achieving
Better Market Access” & “International Working Group on the Doha Agenda”
Hotel Trident, Jaipur, June 28-29,
2004
CUTS
Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (CUTS-CITEE) organised an event: “Mid-term Review Meeting of the Project: “Achieving
Better Market Access” and “International Working Group on the
·
The
‘ABMA’ project intends to look into the issues pertaining to trade and
development concerns vis-à-vis the multilateral trading system.
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The
‘IWOGDA II’ project deals with two complex topics: transparency in government
procurement and trade facilitation.
One
of the main objectives of both the projects is to assist least developed and
developing countries to evolve appropriate positions at the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) by building the capacity of negotiators and other
stakeholders.
EVENTS
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South-South
Cooperation
Centre
William Rappard,
CUTS
Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (CUTS-CITEE)
organised an event: “South-South Cooperation” at Centre
William Rappard,
The
following aspects of South-South Cooperation were discussed:
- Trade
and economic policy (in the multilateral, regional and bilateral
contexts);
- Promotional
activities;
- Technical
assistance and capacity building; and
- Political
economy.
Multilateral
Competition Framework: Where & How?
Centre
William Rappard,
CUTS
Centre for Competition, Investment & Economic Regulation (CUTS-CCIER) is
organising an event: “Multilateral Competition Framework: Where & How?
“ at
Centre
William Rappard,
PUBLICATIONS
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Monographs
ABC of TRIPs
The
ABC of TRIPs is a booklet on the Agreement on
Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs).
The aim of this monograph is to explain the structure and implications of the
TRIPs agreement, especially for developing countries.
It also addresses the question of patenting life forms.
FDI’s
Role in Development
An Analysis of Investment Policy
Regimes in
The
report ‘FDI’s Role in Development’ is in
two parts and presents two of the publications under the project. Part I, which
is the synthesis report of the project, brings out common and country specific
findings, from case studies on each of the seven countries. Part II presents the
CUTS advocacy policy document prepared as a part of the project. It highlights
the global and regional trends and policies in the project countries and in FDI,
and the effectiveness of national policies.
q
Briefing
Paper
Farm Agenda at the
WTO
“The
key to move the
This
briefing paper is produced by CUTS under a grant from the International
Development Research Centre,
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Quarterly
Newsletters
CUTS in Action (Jan-Mar 2004)
This
issue of the quarterly newsletter highlights consumer safety issues and the lack
of responsible media coverage, along with news of events and people at
CUTS.
Economiquity (Jan-Mar 2004)
This
issue of the quarterly newsletter
focuses on trade-related issues, economic issues, market access, development
dimensions, environment economics, and intellectual property rights, especially
in the context of WTO.
ARTICLES
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Winning the
The
Financial Express,
A
recent decision of the WTO appellate body in the matter of
More on:http://cuts-international.org/articles2004.htm#art10_2004
Will
They Divide the G-20 Too?
The
Hindu Business Line,
The
EU's latest offer on agriculture is clearly intended
to split the powerful
More on:http://cuts-international.org/articles2004.htm#art09_2004
CUTS
IN MEDIA
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SA, India and
Brazil form third trade axis
Business
Report,
More on:http://cuts-international.org/cutsinmedia2004.htm#CIM21_2004
PRESS
RELEASES
Is
WTO Public Symposium Closure the Beginning of the Another Working Phase for NGOs
in the Run-up to July?
The
final day of the WTO Public Symposium 2004, held in
More on http://www.cuts-international.org/news-cuts1.htm#press2004-17
Role
of Civil Society in WTO Recognised
The
second day at the WTO Public Symposium “Multilateralism at a crossroads”held in Geneva on May 26 clearly displayed the
growing importance and clout of the civil society in international trade issues
so much so that high profile diplomats from developing and developed countries
were more than happy to participate in NGO deliberations. A panel discussion
organised by CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics and Environment
(CUTS-CITEE) on “South-South Cooperation” introduced South- South cooperation as
a new silent revolution. “At present 43 percent of South
trade…
Need
For A Multilateral Competition Framework Recognised -
Joint Body of
WTO-UNCTAD as the Best Host
There
is a case, and a need, for multilateral competition framework (MCF) to enable
developing countries to deal with the increasing prevalence of cross-border
anti-competitive practices. However in view of the difficulty of negotiating
such a deal at the WTO, a joint UNCTAD-WTO body will perhaps be the best host.
This opinion emerged at a Panel Discussion organised by the CUTS Centre for
Competition, Investment & Economic Regulation (C-CIER) on the second day of
the Public Symposium hosted by the WTO at
More on: http://www.cuts-international.org/news-cuts1.htm#press2004-15
A
Silent Revolution in South-South Trade
“At present 43 percent of South’s trade is with other developing countries, which accounts for about 11 percent of global trade. And this number is growing at a rate of around 10 percent per year, which is double the growth rate of global trade” says Lakshmi Puri, Director of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) speaking at a Panel Discussion at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Symposium organised by CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics and Environment (CUTS-CITEE) at Geneva on May 26. She emphasised that South-South trade, in particular, and technological and economic cooperation….
More on: http://www.cuts-international.org/news-cuts1.htm#press2004-14
Is
the EU Serious?
“The Unions will never give up on getting labour standards into the WTO framework. Perhaps that is another issue which the EU would support, as Lamy said quite plainly, and would become another non-tariff barrier whether or not the Doha Round is successfully concluded”, said Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International at the opening session of the” WTO Public Symposium” organised at Geneva from May 25-27.
More on: http://www.cuts-international.org/news-cuts1.htm#press2004-13
VIEW
POINT PAPERS
South-South
Cooperation: Trade as Means
South-South cooperation has always been conceived and promoted as a means to reduce the dependence of developing countries on markets of developed countries and to enhance the collective bargaining power of developing and least developed countries at the international fora. This Viewpoint Paper outlines some aspects of South-South trade as a means to promote better South-South cooperation.
More on: http://www.cuts-international.org/view-1.doc
Multilateral Competition Framework: Where and
How?
The collapse at
More on: http://www.cuts-international.org/view-2.doc
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