Economics and Trade
USA and the WTO
Agreement Reached on Incremental Advances in WTO Negotiations
2013 deadline set for eliminating agricultural export subsidies
Washington -- Trade ministers meeting in Hong Kong have accepted an agreement that incrementally advances long-stalled World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations but leaves most politically difficult decisions for 2006. more
Differences Over Agriculture Persist as WTO Meeting Nears End
United States criticizes EU position on restricting food aid to cash only
Washington -- With only hours to go before a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting was scheduled to end in Hong Kong, ministers still were scrambling to achieve some sort of progress in long-stalled trade negotiations. more
March Date Suggested by U.S. for Next WTO Negotiations Meeting
USTR Portman says resolving agriculture market access issue remains crucial
Washington -- U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman suggests March 31 as a date for the next big meeting to push for quick progress in the long-stalled World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. more
