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Africa must focus on building strong alliances with advanced economies to mitigate the steps being taken by the European Union and US.
Creating employment and fighting corruption are two of the subjects discussed in the wide ranging discussion.
Trade regulation by rich countries against pests and disease is gradually making its way into the less developed nations. On top of safer foods, new research shows this could also bring sustainable growth.
Countries like Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea find it difficult to access the US market.
Developing nations can’t make COVID vaccines because some rich nations won’t support waiving patents. Unless Australia and others do more, the world will keep living with “grotesque” vaccination gaps.
Waiver talks might convince companies to focus on technology transfer and training, and let go of the plan to maximise patent-based revenues.
Rising protectionism has the potential to have major negative effects on many European companies, yet firms have been largely absent from the public conversation. Why?
Both sides can make a case, but they might not get the chance.
A waiver may not allow all developing countries to secure medicines and other anti-COVID technologies in a timely way.
The real target is China. Australia will be collateral damage.
A waiver on some intellectual property rules at the WTO for COVID-19 vaccines would ensure more equitable access, but wouldn’t solve all the problems facing developing countries.
A formal resolution off Australia’s complaint about Chinese barley tariffs will likely take years. But at least it starts a structured process for dialogue.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be better able to balance policies between the advanced economies and developing ones to achieve sustainable global economic growth and development.
Australia and other governments refused to release the text until after it was signed on Sunday. It’ll do little for Australian trade.
The World Trade Organisation has thrown out the final legal challenge to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws. Now countries across the world can implement this game-changing public health policy.
China’s dumping stoush with Australia isn’t just about barley. But it is about trade and unfinished business in global trade rules.
There’s a risk Australia won’t get access to everything it will need need. It can take are simple stepsto make sure patents don’t get in the way.
The World Trade Organization will lose its teeth from midnight. We are entering a world with unenforceable rules.
In 1999, ahead of World Trade Organisation protests, a group of Australian activists created the first open internet publishing platform. This technology is the basis of the internet we know today.
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