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December 16th

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Blog: December 17, 2005 – Wrapping Up in Hong Kong

Posted on December 17, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
Daily Blog from the WTO Meetings in Hong Kong
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December 15th

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Blog: December 16, 2005 – The Word of the Day is Deadlock

Posted on December 16, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
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December 14th

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Gift Giving - A Chance to Make a Positive Difference

Posted on December 15, 2005
Previously filed under: North America, Success Stories
How to become a socially conscious shopper this holiday season.
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Keywords: entrepreneurship, gifts, donation, development

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Blog: December 15, 2005 – The Joy of the Press Conference

Posted on December 15, 2005
Previously filed under: Field Diaries
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December 13th

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Blog: December 14, 2005 – Results of Day One of WTO Negotiations in Hong Kong

Posted on December 14, 2005
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WTO - Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting

Posted on December 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
The One Campaign calls upon developed nations, particularly the U.S., to embrace an authentic development agenda.
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Keywords: Hong Kong Ministerial, wto, trade, Doha Development Round, agriculture, market access, Dumping, ONE campaign

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Blog: December 13, 2005 – Food Fight

Posted on December 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
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Is Market Access the Answer to Poverty?

Posted on December 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Trade
Read the counterpoint argument to why a Doha Round deal in Hong Kong would be good for developing countries.
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Keywords: World Trade Organization, WTO Ministerial Hong Kong, trade, free trade, fair trade, trade justice, market access

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Blog: December 13, 2005 – Opening Session

Posted on December 14, 2005
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Blog: December 13, 2005 – Aid For Trade

Posted on December 14, 2005
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December 12th

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Spreading the Word

Posted on December 13, 2005
Countries: Liberia
Previously filed under: Africa, Opinions and Editorials
A Mercy Corps program gives HIV/AIDS efforts a different perspective.
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Opinion Survey Shows Wide Support for Freer Trade

Posted on December 13, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
Multinational Companies, China and India are seen as big beneficiaries of freer trade.
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December 11th

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Blog: December 12, 2005 - Why Free Trade?

Posted on December 12, 2005
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December 8th

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Nestle and Fairtrade

Posted on December 9, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
Nestle's fair trade line “Nescafe Partners Blend” has drawn strong reactions from critics and proponents of fair trade.
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Doha Negotiations - Focusing on the Larger Picture

Posted on December 9, 2005
Previously filed under: North America, Trade
Are negotiators approaching the right issues in the right way? Or has the process become too complex?
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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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