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NEWS ABOUT: World Trade Organization.

World Trade Organization. stories: 5 news summaries

Obama Slaps Stiff Tariff
on Chinese Tires

China threatens retaliation after president moves to protect US tire industry

Sep 12, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has imposed tough new tariffs on the import of Chinese-made tires, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 35% import tariff comes in response to industry complaints that Chinese-made tires are flooding the US, jeopardizing thousands of jobs. China attacked the decision, saying it violated trade rules, and threatened... More »

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China • imports • tariffs • protectionism • World Trade Organization. • Chinese exports • tires

 Global Trade Talks Collapse

Breakdown halts seven years of progress to hammer out deal

Jul 30, 08 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - World Trade Organization talks to forge a new global trade pact collapsed yesterday after seven years of negotiations. An EU spokesman called the breakdown a "massive blow to the confidence in the global economy." The talks fell apart as China and India demanded the authortity to impose "... More »

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China • India • Brazil • tariffs • Geneva • Globalization • free trade • Max Baucus • free trade agreements • World Trade Organization. • subsidies • global food crisis • Susan Schwab • Doha Round • William J. Bernstein • Pascal Lamy

Export Bans Push Food Costs Even Higher

29 nations move to keep more food at home

Jun 30, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alarmed by high food prices and shortages worldwide, some 29 countries are banning or reducing exports of foods to make sure they have enough at home. Such limitations pose a threat to countries that rely on imports, forcing prices up further, the New York Times reports. What’s more, the... More »

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food scare • exports • rice • food prices • food shortage • World Trade Organization.

US Slams EU
Over Tariffs
on High Tech

Washington appeals to WTO to end levies on $70B worth of goods

May 28, 08 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US butted heads with the European Union today over import tariffs on more than $70 billion worth of computer screens and other technology products, Reuters reports. "The EU should be working with the United States to promote new technologies, not finding protectionist gimmicks to apply new duties to... More »

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European Union • United States • WTO • tariffs • consumer electronics • EU • World Trade Organization.

 Bush Boosts
 Battered NAFTA
 at Summit

Trading partners meet in New Orleans

Apr 22, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush yesterday opened a two-day economic summit in New Orleans with Mexico and Canada amid growing hostility to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is widely blamed for US job losses. Bush is using the meeting with the trillion-dollar trading partners to highlight support for NAFTA as the... More »

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New Orleans • Mexico • Canada • Felipe Calderon • recession • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • summit meeting • National Security Council • Global Trade Watch • World Trade Organization. • US Chamber of Commerce

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