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Trade News Bulletin - Issue 135, 18 July 2008

Table of Contents

  • Evidence compelling Caribbean review of EU agreement 2-3
  • Brazil agribusiness wants looser ties to China, India in WTO talks 4
  • WTO powers seek compromise trade deal 5-6
  • EU says it will accept WTO banana compromise 7
  • Brazil goes into WTO talks as voice of developing nations 8
  • U.S. will make "enormous" cuts for WTO deal – Schwab 9
  • India sees gains in WTO deal, but has reservations 10
  • New efforts to move GATS negotiations ignore negative impacts 11-15
  • U.S. Signs Trade and Investment Agreements for Nations 16-17
  • South Africa INTL Conservation Group Agrees to Once-Off Sale 18
  • Africa Experts Call for Expanded U.S.-Africa Agricultural Trade 19-20
  • Comesa, SADC, EAC to Discuss Harmonization of Trade 21
  • Asia ready for WTO deal but not at any price analysts 22-23

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