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Latest in Tag: World trade organisation

Opinion| Science has delivered, but will the WTO deliver?
TRIPS waiver has been proposed by India, South Africa, and other members

Egypt refuses EU demand to lift import restrictions
The decision was made to regulate imports and protect the Egyptian economy, says trade minister

Global economic decline poses challenge to Egypt’s development
Despite promises of recovery, faith in IMF policies have been seriously challenged in IMF, WB and WTO reports

New rules of engagement: understanding TPP and TTIP
Since its founding in 1948, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its precursor have remained quite tightly targeted on trade and investment. With its particular focus on tariff reductions and trade negotiations, it has served as the pre-eminent glorious knight battling on behalf of consumers. However, all that changed in the past two decades. Success …

10 international organisations to provide support to new comprehensive social health insurance system
Personal spending on health services reached more than 60% of total spending on health in Egypt, says Maait

Qabil participates in Arab trade ministers’ meeting in Saudi Arabia
Trade minister will hold bilateral meetings with a number of ministers of trde and economy participating in the meetings

Russian deal will make Egyptian products more competitive, increase tourism and trade: Russian-Egyptian Business Council member
Government sources confirm sufficiency of Russian tourism in Egypt, despite tumble in value of rouble

Industrial sector, investments will rise when Egypt offers preferential treatment to local products: Trade minister
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour told the Daily News Egypt in an interview for the Euromoney supplement that the law offering preferential treatment to local products will be referred to the presidency in September for approval. The minister, who also discussed the industrial lands and factory issues, stressed that …

WTO supports Suez Canal project: Director General
Roberto Azevedo scheduled to meet President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Tuesday

I see a renaissance in the Arab world, not just a spring: Talal Abu Ghazaleh
Talal Abu Ghazaleh is the chairman and founder of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organisation (TAG) and is known for promoting the concept of intellectual property rights in the Arab world. A Palestinian refugee, whose life is governed by “the principle of the blessing of suffering, for suffering can become the greatest blessing”, Abu Ghazaleh was granted a scholarship to study at the American University in Beirut (AUB), and he was the first student to get a scholarship from United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

US lodges WTO complaint over China auto subsidies
US Trade Representative accusing Beijing of at least $1b in illegal subsidies