Issue No. 547 (16-30 Jun 2013)
WTO committee discusses Bali outcome package

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South stress on food security, S&D, LDC issues for Bali
Developing-country members of the WTO have pinpointed food security and development issues as key elements to be addressed in the outcome of the trade body’s Ministerial Conference in Bali this December.
by Kanaga Raja

Say “No” to binding TF deal, urge NGOs
Civil society groups have come out against a WTO trade facilitation agreement, saying it would hurt more than help developing countries.
by Kanaga Raja

Development goals for 2030 putting business at the centre
Recommendations put forward by a UN-commissioned high-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda fall short of significantly tackling the real obstacles to poverty eradication and development.
by Roberto Bissio

Supportive global economic conditions crucial for SDGs
In the latest round of talks on crafting a set of global Sustainable Development Goals, which centred on such issues as food security and sustainable agriculture, developing countries underlined the need to take account of international economic factors and the importance of international cooperation in finance and technology provision.
by Bhumika Muchhala

EU-US deal could unleash a “corporate litigation boom”
By enabling companies to sue governments even for enacting public-interest policies, the proposed trade and investment pact between the EU and the US would facilitate a transatlantic corporate power grab, a paper by two watchdog groups cautions.
by Kanaga Raja

Africa a “net creditor” to rest of world, new data shows
Resource outflows from Africa far outweigh infusions of foreign aid into the continent, according to a new report.
By Carey L Biron