Top Stories from 13 October update

Trade/WTO:

• TRIPS review debate getting to fundamentals

• Who will miss the bus, China or the WTO?

• China entry talks inconclusive

• No happy mix ever for extrajudiciality and pragmatism

• The banana 'story' continues, Ecuador warns of new claims

• Recent Event: TWN Seminar on "Current Developments in the WTO" on 14-15 September 2000

World Bank/IMF

• Under seige, IMF/Bank leadership turn 'reactive'

• Finance and oil don't blend at Prague

Other news:

• Oil producers blame high prices on speculation