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Every cloud has a silver lining – Australia floods to make drought stricken famland more productive
@tradelawnews tks for RT
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Doha trade talks gather momentum, not yet enough -Lamy
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Negotiations for a
new global trade deal have shifted up a gear but must
accelerate sharply if the long-running Doha round is to
conclude this year, the head of the World Trade Organization
said on Wednesday.
Negotiators said a new and realistic mood had taken hold in
the nine-year-old talks, and progress was being made in some
areas, but considerable gaps remained.
seven #trade ministers meet on Friday, hosted by EU, and 26 at the traditional Davos lunch hosted by Switzerland
after this morning’s WTO green room, the trade caravan moves to Davos with ministers meeting on Friday and Saturday
fears of trade wars stalking Davos http://reut.rs/gaqmoc
it’s not just tariffs — transport links count in the long run: highways open new S.American trade routes http://bit.ly/fTvFSB
Obama urges quick approval of Korea trade deal (but doesn’t mention Doha, OK passing reference to global trade talks) http://reut.rs/dZGska
Fears of trade war stalk Davos meeting
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Of the raft of global risks confronting business and political bigwigs at Davos, the threat of a trade war is one of the scariest.
Open markets and trade are the essence of the globalization that delivered rising prosperity for decades until interrupted by the credit crunch and economic downturn.


