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  • July 2008

    • Global Trade Talks Collapse

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 30, 08 4:32 AM CDT

      Global Trade Talks Collapse

      (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 "safeguard" tariffs if imports of key crops exceeded set levels, reports the Wall Street Journal.  More »

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      China  • India  • Brazil  • free trade  • Max Baucus  • subsidies  • tariffs  • Geneva  • World Trade Organization.  • Globalization  • free trade agreements  • global food crisis  • Doha Round

  • June 2008

    • Ties to Corn Industry Shape Obama's Policy

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 5:41 AM CDT

      Ties to Corn Industry Shape Obama's Policy

      (Newser) - Barack Obama trumpets corn-derived ethanol as an alternative energy source and has endorsed tariffs that benefit the industry. But the Times reports that many in the Obama campaign, from Tom Daschle to the candidate's top environmental adviser, have close ties to the corn industry—a kernel of the surprise victory in Iowa. More »

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      Barack Obama  • agriculture  • ethanol  • corn  • tariffs  • Tom Daschle

  • May 2008
  • December 2007

    • Defiant African Leaders Reject EU Trade Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 10, 07 4:03 AM CST

      Defiant African Leaders Reject EU Trade Deal

      (Newser) - European-African trade talks at a tense Lisbon summit collapsed in their final session yesterday. If a new agreement isn’t reached by year’s end, the European Union may levy higher tariffs on African exports, further exacerbating tensions between the continents. A new, controversial set of agreements would have dropped duty on most imports from Africa in exchange for granting Europe liberalized access to African markets. More »

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      European Union  • Zimbabwe  • Gordon Brown  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • Europe  • South Africa  • Angela Merkel  • Thabo Mbeki  • African Union  • tariffs  • WTO  • Lisbon  • Senegal

  • November 2007

    • China Agrees to End Trade Subsidies: US

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 3:29 PM CST

      China Agrees to End Trade Subsidies: US

      (Newser) - China agreed today to end trade measures the US had called “market-distorting”, the Associated Press reports, ending a months-long dispute before the world's top trade board. One set of tax breaks encourages Chinese firms to boost exports to the US and other countries; another set of tariffs made it tougher for US firms to export to China. More »

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      China  • tariffs  • US-China trade deficit  • WTO

  • October 2007
  • August 2007

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