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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:23:18 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>Items proposed for consideration at the next meeting of Dispute Settlement Body</title>
 <description><![CDATA[The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on  24 May 2013, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called an “airgram”.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>WTO announces agenda for Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade</title>
 <description><![CDATA[The WTO announced on 23 May 2013 the agenda for the Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade to be held at the WTO on 8-10 July. The theme of this year’s event is “Connecting to Value Chains”. The review will focus on the development implications of the global expansion of production chains and will examine how Aid for Trade can help developing countries enter and move up value chains.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>WTO extends proposals deadline for 2013 Public Forum </title>
 <description><![CDATA[The WTO has extended until 17 June 2013 the deadline for submitting proposals for sessions at the 2013 Public Forum to be held at the WTO on 1-3 October. The theme of the event is “Expanding Trade through Innovation and the Digital Economy”.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>Lamy: Africa is the growth continent for the 21st century</title>
 <description><![CDATA[Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech at the University of Nairobi on 22 May 2013,  said: “Africans today are more confident and hopeful in the future than ever before. This is also the great transformation that I have seen in the attitude of African negotiators in WTO: confident that trade, if coupled with domestic policies and Aid for Trade can be an engine for growth.”]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>OECD and WTO update joint database on trade in value added</title>
 <description><![CDATA[The OECD and the WTO released on 17 May 2013 the first update of their joint database on trade in value added. This new version deepens the analytical depth of the first release of 16 January 2013 by presenting the indicators for a wider country coverage; monitoring past developments is also made possible by the inclusion of two additional reference years (1995 and 2000).]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>Argentina files dispute against the European Union on biodiesel</title>
 <description><![CDATA[Argentina notified the WTO Secretariat, on 15 May 2013, of a request for consultations with the European Union on measures imposed by the EU and/or its member states that affect the importation and marketing of biodiesel as well as measures supporting the biodiesel industry.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>Lamy urges further opening of Europe’s services sector</title>
 <description><![CDATA[Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech at the European Business Summit in Brussels on 15 May 2013, said that “a big part of the answer to improving European competitiveness lies in a greater and better leveraging of Europe’s comparative advantage: the size of its internal market”. He added that “a further effort in opening up the services sector in Europe would go a long way in improving European competitiveness”. ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>Economic engagement with emerging countries key to Europe’s growth — Lamy</title>
 <description><![CDATA[Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech to Institute Notre Europe in Brussels on 15 May 2013, said that “90% of the growth addressed to the European Union in the next ten years will originate outside Europe…an increased economic engagement with middle and global powers, and in particular emerging countries, will be a key lever for Europe’s growth”.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition</title>
 <description><![CDATA[At a special meeting on 14 May 2013, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September 2013. Director-General Pascal Lamy pledged to work  closely with Ambassador Azevêdo in ensuring a smooth transition.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 <title>Trade Policy Review: Macao, China</title>
 <description><![CDATA[The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Macao, China takes place on 13 and 15 May 2013. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by Government of Macao, China.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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