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USA and the WTO


U.S. Ambassador Peter F. Allgeier (file photo © AP Images)

Brazil, India Lost Opportunity to Advance Global Trade Talks

"Despite significant U.S. and European agricultural and industrial offers on the table, Brazil and India walked away from the opportunity to make significant progress toward a successful conclusion of the [World Trade Organization] Doha Round," says U.S. representative to the World Trade Organization Peter Allgeier in a letter published July 17 in The Wall Street Journal. (complete text)

African Countries Can Benefit from More Trade

African countries have much to gain from a global trade liberalization accord if they are willing to open up their economies to trade and investment and press other developing countries to do the same. But how much they gain will depend on how much more access to large emerging markets they can obtain and how far their own policy reforms will go to strengthen their international competitive positions, Florizelle Liser, assistant U.S. trade representative for Africa, tells USINFO. (complete text)

Trade Deal Setback Will Not Deter U.S. from Pursuing Pact, Officials Say

Despite the collapse of the latest talks among key World Trade Organization governments, the United States is not giving up on multilateral trade negotiations, U.S. officials say. “The United States remains deeply committed to providing leadership to help advance the World Trade Organization and the rules-based multilateral trading system from which we benefit greatly,” say U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns in a statement after India and Brazil leave negotiations aimed at reviving the trade pact. (complete text)

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