REGIONAL TRADE DEALS PROMOTE GLOBAL TRADE IN CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR
February 1st, 2008
BY LUCY JONES, in Dallas; ALAN OSBORN, in London; KARRYN CARTELLE, in Tokyo; BILL CORCORAN, in Johannesburg; PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut; RACHEL JONES, in Caracas; MARK ROWE; and KEITH NUTHALL
WITH the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Doha Development Round being slow to proceed since its 2001 launch - and only this year approaching something resembling and end game - free traders wanting to encourage global commerce have looked to bilateral and regional trade deals.
There have been a lot of these, with the United States being particularly keen to secure ...
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