http://www.wto.org World Trade Organization — Podcasting service http://www.wto.org/images/podcast_logo_144x144pxls.gif http://www.wto.org 15 WTO WTO webmaster@wto.org clean World Trade Organization, WTO, Pascal Lamy, Doha Development Agenda, DDA Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:42:21 GMT Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:42:21 GMT en-us Copyright 2009 WTO Geneva Ministerial a “unique occasion” to send strong signals on WTO issues — Lamy — Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report to the General Council on 17 November 2009, said that while the upcoming WTO Ministerial Conference would not be a negotiating session, it would be “a platform for ministers to review the functioning of this house,” including the Doha Round, and an occasion “to send a number of strong signals to the world with respect to the entire WTO waterfront of issues — from monitoring and surveillance to disputes, accessions, Aid for Trade, technical assistance and international governance”. http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news09_e/tnc_chair_report_17nov09_e.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/2009_11_17_gc_lamy_stat.mp3 Trade Policy Review: Niger and Senegal — Further structural reforms would help Niger and Senegal to improve their economic performance, according to a WTO Secretariat report on the countries’ trade policies and practices published on 11 November 2009. http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp323_e.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/tp323_closing_remarks_e.mp3 Industrial goods negotiation concludes intensive week on “non-tariff barriers” — At the end of an intensive week of meetings, devoted mostly to “non-tariff barriers”, the chairman of the Negotiating Group, ambassador Luzius Wasescha, commended on 6 November the delegations’ “constructive interaction” and asked for updated and refined text-based proposals. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/2009_11_06_wasescha_opening.mp3 Trade Policy Review: Southern African Customs Union — The five member states of the Southern African Customs Union (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) need deeper integration for more balanced development, according to a WTO Secretariat report on the trade policies and practices of the customs union published on 4 November 2009. http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp322_e.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/tp322_closing_remarks_e.mp3 Industrial goods negotiations continue to focus on non-tariff barriers to trade — At the start of a new “NAMA week”, the chair of the Negotiating Group on industrial tariffs, ambassador Luzius Wasescha, asked members on 2 November 2009, to “take a broader view” to move the negotiations forward. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/2009_11_02_wasescha_opening.mp3