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Graphic showing the 21-members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Graphic showing the 21-members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, meeting in a summit in Singapore November 14-15. Photo:/AFP

A diplomat is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - A diplomat is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. The United States, joined by the EU and Mexico, asked the World Trade Organization Wednesday to rule on a dispute over Chinese restrictions on raw materials exports, officials said. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canada is taking its seal-products dispute with the European Union to the World Trade Organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward/ file

Former French President Jacques Chirac talks during the Doha ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Former French President Jacques Chirac talks during the Doha Forum and Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future conference in Doha May 3, 2009. REUTERS/Osama Faisal

Actor Ted Danson talks to The Associated Press at the World ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Actor Ted Danson talks to The Associated Press at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Anja Niedringhaus)

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy (L) and Director General of Tanzania Ports Authority Ephraim Mgawe (R) tour the container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (TANZANIA BUSINESS SOCIETY)

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy (R) talks to Tanzania's Minister for Industries Trade and Marketing Mary Nagu as he tours the container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (TANZANIA BUSINESS SOCIETY)

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy (L) tours the container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam October 17, 2009. On the right is Tanzania Minister for Industries Trade and Marketing Mary Nagu. REUTERS/Stringer (TANZANIA BUSINESS SOCIETY)

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy addresses members of the Tanzania Port Authority during a visit to the port of Dar es Salaam October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (TANZANIA BUSINESS SOCIETY)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting with the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting with the members of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow's Kremlin, October 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he was confident the country would join the World Trade Organisation despite delays caused by its move to do so as part of a customs union with its neighbours. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev enters a hall to chair a ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev enters a hall to chair a meeting with the members of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow's Kremlin, October 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he was confident the country would join the World Trade Organisation despite delays caused by its move to do so as part of a customs union with its neighbours. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev gestures as he chairs a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev gestures as he chairs a meeting with the members of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow's Kremlin, October 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he was confident the country would join the World Trade Organisation despite delays caused by its move to do so as part of a customs union with its neighbours. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

Unidentified delegates speaks before the opening of the World ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Unidentified delegates speaks before the opening of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) General Council in Geneva October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND POLITICS BUSINESS)

An unidentified delegate takes his seat before the opening of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An unidentified delegate takes his seat before the opening of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) General Council in Geneva October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND POLITICS BUSINESS)

Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pascal Lamy, Director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), reacts before the opening of the WTO's General Council in Geneva October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Pascal Lamy (L) Director general of the World Trade Organization ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pascal Lamy (L) Director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) shakes hand with an unidentified delegate before the opening of the WTO's General Council in Geneva October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Officials arrive at World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters ...

(AFP) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Officials arrive at World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. The Doha Round of trade liberalisation negotiations will be discussed when ministers meet later this year at the World Trade Organisation, Chile's ambassador to the WTO Mario Matus said Friday. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

A diplomat is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters ...

(AFP) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - A diplomat is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. Moscow and its partners will join the WTO separately, Russia's chief trade negotiator said Friday, dropping an earlier pledge to enter the global body with two ex-Soviet neighbors. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

Goldman Sachs Group CEO Lloyd Blankfein in Davos, January 24, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group CEO Lloyd Blankfein in Davos, January 24, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Former US president George W. Bush delivers a keynote speech ...

(AFP) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Former US president George W. Bush delivers a keynote speech to an economic forum in Seoul. Bush praised Asian economies for leading the global economy out of its slump, while warning against protectionist measures. Photo:/AFP

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk walks before a meeting with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk walks before a meeting with Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia September 17, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme

A person walks out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - A person walks out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. An angry Beijing lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization and retaliated by launching a probe into possible unfair trade practices involving imports of US car products and chicken meat. Photo:Fred Dufour/AFP

Canada has asked the World Trade Organization to resolve a trade ...

(CBC) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:32:35 GMT

(CBC) - Canada has asked the World Trade Organization to resolve a trade dispute with the U.S. over country-of-origin labelling rules that discourage cattle and hog imports, the federal government announced Wednesday.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) shares a laugh with Egypt's Finance Minister and Chairman of the IMFC Youssef Boutros-Ghali (C) and World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy (R) before the start of the Development Committee meeting at the Istanbul Congress Center October 5, 2009. The Development Committee is a forum of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that facilitates intergovernmental consensus building on development issues. REUTERS/Stephen Jaffe/IMF/Handout (TURKEY POLITICS BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy (L) talks with International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique REUTERS/IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe/Handout

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy (L) talks with International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn prior to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting at the Istanbul Congress Center October 4, 2009. Finance ministers and central bankers from around the globe are in Istanbul for the semiannual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which run from Oct. 4-7. REUTERS/IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe/Handout (TURKEY BUSINESS POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LATVIA POLTICS POLITICS BUSINESS)

World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (R) gestures as he speaks with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (L) in Riga September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LATVIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

People are seen walking into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ...

(AFP) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - People are seen walking into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. Some of the world's poorest countries have begun a three-day meeting in the Cambodian capital to discuss how to speed up entry to the World Trade Organisation. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney delivers a speech at the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney delivers a speech at the International Economic Forum of the Americas conference in Montreal June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

Employees label tires at a tire factory in Hefei, Anhui province ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Employees label tires at a tire factory in Hefei, Anhui province September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Jianan Yu

A Chinese couple check their movie tickets at a cinema in Shanghai. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Chinese couple check their movie tickets at a cinema in Shanghai. China has appealed against a World Trade Organization ruling that ordered Beijing to ease some of its curbs on foreign films, music and print. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

Skype Co-Founder and CEO Niklas Zennstroem speaks during the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Skype Co-Founder and CEO Niklas Zennstroem speaks during the 'Digital 2.0: Powering a Creative Economy' session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 27, 2006. REUTERS/Sebastian Derungs

Officials arrive at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Officials arrive at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. The United States last week imposed punitive tariffs of 35 percent on Chinese-made tire imports -- a move that prompted Beijing to lodge a complaint this week at the World Trade Organization. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

A man picks up tyres displayed at a tyre shop in Beijing on ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man picks up tyres displayed at a tyre shop in Beijing on September 14. US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said a spat over US tariffs on Chinese tires need not trigger a trade war between Washington and Beijing. Photo:Liu Jin/AFP

A man inspects tires in Beijing on September 14. US Trade Representative ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man inspects tires in Beijing on September 14. US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said a spat over US tariffs on Chinese tires need not trigger a trade war between Washington and Beijing. Photo:Liu Jin/AFP

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk looks on after a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk looks on after a news conference at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva May 13, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

An employee works at a tire factory in Hefei, Anhui province ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee works at a tire factory in Hefei, Anhui province September 14, 2009. China has requested WTO-sanctioned consultations with the United States over Washington's new duties on Chinese-made tires, a spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry said. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA BUSINESS TRANSPORT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer of WPP Group, speaks ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer of WPP Group, speaks at the World Economic Forum annual meeting of the New Champions, in China's port city Dalian, September 10, 2009. WPP, the world's largest advertising group by revenue, could reap huge potential savings from consolidation in its back-office operations and from greater cooperation between its many agencies, Sorrell said on Friday. Picture taken September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA BUSINESS)

Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer of WPP Group, pauses ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer of WPP Group, pauses at the World Economic Forum annual meeting of the New Champions, in China's port city Dalian, September 10, 2009. WPP, the world's largest advertising group by revenue, could reap huge potential savings from consolidation in its back-office operations and from greater cooperation between its many agencies, Sorrell said on Friday. Picture taken September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA BUSINESS)

China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) waves next to World Economic ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) waves next to World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab after his speech at the opening ceremony of the WEF meeting, in China's port city Dalian September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA BUSINESS POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with World Economic Forum ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab in China's port city of Dalian September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA BUSINESS POLITICS)

Japan's new ruling Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama makes ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Japan's new ruling Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama makes a speech at an event for the World Economic Forum in Tokyo September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy reacts 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)

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - 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)

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy attends 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)

A man works inside a flour mill on the outskirts of Jammu September ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man works inside a flour mill on the outskirts of Jammu September 3, 2009. The World Trade Organisation must remain vigilant about protectionism as job losses continue to mount in the wake of the global crisis, Director-General Pascal Lamy said on Thursday. REUTER/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS)

A labourer works inside a steel factory on the outskirts of ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A labourer works inside a steel factory on the outskirts of Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, September 3, 2009. India's efforts to breath fresh life into stalled global trade talks with a meeting of key trade ministers this week is yet another attempt by New Delhi to stamp its authority on the global economic stage, analysts say. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey (INDIA BUSINESS)