Issue No. 583, 16-31 Dec 2014
WTO members discuss what lies ahead for Doha Round

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WTO members voice their views on upcoming post-Bali work
In the last WTO General Council meeting of the year, member states turned their attention towards the task of drawing up a work programme for concluding the Doha Round negotiations.
by Kanaga Raja

Rules, NAMA and TRIPS negotiating bodies hold meetings
In light of the July 2015 deadline for crafting the Doha Round work programme, WTO members have been meeting to kickstart talks in a number of areas under the Round’s ambit.
by Kanaga Raja

WTO members fail to reach deal on ITA expansion
The latest round of talks at the WTO to eliminate tariffs on a range of information technology products could not yield an agreement, reports Kanaga Raja.

Changes to World Bank safeguards risk “race to the bottom”
The World Bank has come under fire from independent UN experts for allegedly seeking to dilute human rights considerations in its lending policies.
by Carey L. Biron

$2 lost for every $1 gained: how the global financial system fails developing countries
It’s time to do something about a resource drain that sees over twice as much money flow out of developing countries as they receive in funding.
by Jesse Griffiths

“The end of (monetary) history”
Seventy years after the historic Bretton Woods conference ushered in a new international monetary order, has monetary policy lost its effectiveness?
by Erinç Yeldan

Partnerships and corporate accountability in the context of financing for development

Trade and investment agreement reforms in the context of financing for development