WTOIL Contents -- HTML Format: May Edition

ICDA WTO Impact List: May Edition

Thursday 3 May: Aftermath of Mayday Protests; ACP Regional Organizations to meet; Globalization could be Good

1) IN PLACE OF VIOLENCE
2) SHOCKED, SHOCKED BY CALIFORNIA CRISIS
3) MAY DAY's LESSON FOR THE ROOTLESS
4) ACP REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MEET IN BRUSSELS
5) GLOBAL's GOOD SIDE

Friday 4 May: Africa on an unwelcome TRIP to poverty; Britain Brims with Pride over Aid

1) AFRICA WANTS CHANGES IN WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
2) CROCODILE TEARS: HOW TRIPS SERVES WEST's MONOPOLY
3) BRITAIN RISES UP INTERNATIONAL AID DONOR's LEAGUE TABLE

Tuesday May 8: Tax Havens are Jolly Good, and So Say All of US; Mayday -- Them vs US?; UNCTAD takes Umbrage

1) DEATH IS NOW THE ONLY CERTAINTY
2) UN WANTS FINANCIAL MARKETS REFORMED
3) A BAD DAY FOR DEMOCRACY
4) UNCTAD REPORT PREDICTS GLOBAL DOWNTURN

Thursday 10 May: Doublespeak -- It's Officially EU; Business drools; Washington banks on a New Deal?

1) TIME TO LOOK BEYOND AID, EXPERTS SAY
2) ACP URGED TO DEFINE REGIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN EU, WTO FRAMEWORK
3) GLOBAL BUSINESS TOO IMPORTANT...
4) WASHINGTON DREAM MAY COME TRUE

Tuesday 22 May: WTO Talks to NGOs; Rich become Richer; Curse of Coffee; Banking on Maximum Interest -- Not!

1) WTO BRIEFINGS FOR NGOs
2) THE RICH BECOME RICHER EVEN AS MARKETS FALL
3) BURNING ISSUE FOR COFFEE GROWERS
4) PROTEST FEARS HALT WORLD BANK TALKS

Wednesday 23 May: LDC Analysis; To Pay or not to Pay?; Pooh-pooing the Proverbial; Shame, Food Aid, and U.S.

1) UN CONFERENCE PLAYS SAFE, LIMITS GOALS
2) UN CONFERENCE ADOPTS ACTION PLAN TO HELP LDCs
3) FOUR REASONS WE SHOULD NOT PAY OUR DEBTS
4) THE DOWNSIDE OF THE MUCH-HYPED GLOBALIZATION
5) U.S. FOOD AID IS DUMPING COMMODITIES

Friday 25 May: Politicians None the Wiser; Wasting Away the Planet; Waste Dump; IMF Rules with Iron Fist

1) COWARDS ONE AND ALL
2) IMF's FOUR STEPS TO DAMNATION
3) ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-ECONOMY IS MAKING THE WORLD SICK
4) DUMPING TOXIC WASTE IN AFRICA
5) WHAT HISTORY WILL SAY ABOUT AIDS IN AFRICA

Monday 28 May: ALLAFRICA.COM Special: Trade Imbalances; Chad & HIPC; UN Study says Reform UN for Globalization

1) REDRESS TRADE IMBALANCES -- FAWUNDU
2) RESEARCHER DECRIES IMBALANCES IN TRADE REGULATIONS
3) CHAD TO RECEIVE $US260m IN DEBT SERVICE RELIEF
4) NEW STUDY CALLS FOR REFORMING UN...

Tuesday 29 May: It's All About the Money; The Real Power behind Powell ; Lamy & LDCs; Roughing up the Rich

1) LAMY IN DIALOGUE WITH JOURNALISTS FROM LDCS
2) WHY POWELL IS IN CONGO
3) ISODEC OBJECTS TO WATER PRIVATIZATION
4) 2001 DEVELOPMENT REPORT PREDICTS CATASTROPHE -- LDCS
5) CORPORATE TAXES UNDER ATTACK

Wednesday 30 May: Regionalism and Trade; Update on Lamy in Paris; India & Openness

1) WHERE DOES INDIA FIT ON THE WORLD STAGE?
2) STATES CONSOLIDATES STAND IN FACE OF ACP-EU AGREEMENT
3) COUNTRY CRAWLS UP HDI LADDER
4) LABOUR AND ENVIRONMENT INCLUSION IN TRADE
5) REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS CAN LEAD TO

Thursday 31 May: SPECIAL PENTECOST EDITION: UN & NGOs; More on Multinationals; EBA, WTO, and Globalization.

1) UNSOLICITED ADVICE ON THE R-WORD & THE G-WORD
2) GHANA-NETHERLANDS EXPLORE MORE INVESTMENT AVENUES
3) GLOBALISATION BENEFITTED ONLY TRANSNATIONALS
4) MEETING ON IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES REGARDING THE “EBA” INITIATIVE
5) NEW NGO NETWORK CREATED UNDER U.N. GUIDANCE
6) BE SENSIBLE, VOTE FOR ME
7) WORLD TRADE GROWTH RATE CONTINUES INCREASE
8) GIVE ME A HUG (WHEN MULTINATIONALS WANT TO BE OUR FRIEND)
9) THOSE WTO SEATTLE RIOTS? IT's JUST A GAME NOW FOLKS