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Top Apparel Exporters Lower Costs
Major textile and apparel exporting nations, led by India, posted significant gains in the last year in…
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World Trade Organization director-general Pascal Lamy will try to rally political support for the faltering…
Report Urges India to Allow
India's ambitious target to reach an economic growth rate of 10 percent per year by 2011 "is achievable" if…
EU, China Come to Terms On Import Tracking System
European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said Tuesday the 27-nation bloc and China have agreed on a…
France Doubtful on Doha Talks
The French minister for trade, Herve Novelli, warned Monday that the "window of opportunity is shrinking" to…
Group Calls for Crackdown On Labor Abuse Practices
Textile and apparel labor leaders and workers, were among the large and growing number of victims subjected…
A Doha Deal Remains Elusive
Boosted by support from Asia-Pacific leaders, negotiators from key nations in the troubled Doha global trade…
U.N. Foresees World Economy Growing 3.4%
Spurred by strong growth in China and India, the world economy is projected to expand by 3.4 percent this…
U.S. Seeking Broader Scope for Doha Plan
The U.S. said Wednesday that a draft proposal in the Doha Round of global trade talks to lower tariffs on…
U.S. Against Doha Cotton Subsidy Proposal
The U.S. gave a cold shoulder Tuesday to a draft proposal in the Doha Round global trade talks that calls for…
EU Trade Chief Offers China Monitoring Plan
European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has proposed that the lifting of quotas on 10 categories of…
WTO Offers New Plans to Salvage Doha Talks
Reaction has been tepid to a proposal from the chairmen of the World Trade Organization's agriculture and…
U.N. Ethics Pact Gains Backing
Environmental concerns, globalization and higher expectations among consumers for ethical business practices…