Issue
No. 554 (1-15 Oct 2013)
More work needed to reach Bali deal – WTO DG
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WTO
DG reports on latest round of talks on Bali issues
The WTO Director-General has indicated that much more needs to
be done on the negotiating front to deliver the trade reforms targeted
for adoption at the WTO’s Ministerial Conference in Bali this December.
by
Kanaga Raja
Pot
calling the kettle black!
A
fight taking place in the WTO shows how the rules on agriculture allow
rich countries to continue huge subsidies whilst penalizing developing
countries’ farmers.
by
Martin Khor
CSOs
urge participants to abandon TISA talks
A
proposed Trade in Services Agreement being negotiated by some 50 countries
is “an assault on the public interest” as it would undermine regulation
of and access to key services, civil society critics warn.
by
Kanaga Raja
UN
to hold development summit in 2015
A
UN summit is scheduled to take place in September 2015 to adopt a
global post-2015 development agenda, intergovernmental negotiations
on which will commence next September.
by
Martin Khor
Poverty
declines as inequality deepens
UN
figures show a drop in the number of poor people worldwide, but how
sustainable is this poverty reduction in the face of rising inequality?
by
Thalif Deen
No
respite five years after Lehman
Five
years after the Lehman Brothers collapse triggered the global financial
crisis, there are still no effective financial regulations in developed
countries, while the developing countries face big new challenges.
by
Martin Khor
Credit
rating reform overlooks developing world
Problems
posed for developing countries by inaccurate and biased assessments
by credit rating agencies remain unresolved.
by
Samuel Oakford
Robin
Hood activists take aim at Wall Street
Calls for a financial transaction tax in the US are gaining ground
as activists seek to rein in a runaway financial sector.
by Samuel Oakford
US
to require disclosure of worker-CEO pay gap
Amid
growing inequality in the US, a requirement for American companies
to disclose the ratio of CEO to average worker salaries is on the
cards.
by
Carey L. Biron
