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EU, Brazil up pressure on U.S. on Doha deadline

John Manley
Oct 5, 2009 19:17 UTC
brazil | china | doha round | european union | g20 | India | tariffs

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy speaks during a business meeting organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi September 4, 2009. Key trade ministers met on Thursday to work out how to turn political leaders' pledges to complete the Doha round trade talks by 2010 into reality. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA BUSINESS) By Darren Ennis
BRUSSELS, Oct 5 (Reuters) – The European Union and Brazil will increase pressure on the United States on Tuesday to set out its demands to conclude the “Doha” round of world trade talks in 2010, a draft document showed.

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EU leaders at G20 to seek bonus curbs, retained stimulus

Reuters Staff
Sep 18, 2009 15:31 UTC
bonuses | climate | doha round | exit strategies | financial regulation | g20 | global warming | International Monetary Fund | regulatory reform | trade | WTO

Romania's President Traian Basescu (L) is welcomed by Sweden 's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt at an informal summit of European Union heads of state and government in Brussels September 17, 2009. EU leaders met to coordinate the EU's position ahead of the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. REUTERS/Yves Herman By Darren Ennis and Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to seek curbs on bankers’ bonuses at next week’s G20 summit and said they wanted evidence the recession is over before they stop spending to prop up their economies.

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