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BY KEITH NUTHALL
ANTI-GLOBALISATION activists will not like it, but there are clear signs that September’s World Trade Organisation summit in Cancun might deliver what has eluded political leaders since the WTO’s agricultural liberalisation talks began in 2000: the beginnings of a deal.…

BY PHILIP FINE

FOOD production always starts with the farmer. It’s a truism that we all know, but sometimes needs restating; the desires of the consumer, often fed by the marketing acumen of the retailer, guide primary producers as to how, what and how much to plant and breed.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FIRST steps in reforming Nepal’s judicial system have been taken, a move regarded as an important part of attempts to end the low-level civil war in the Himalayan country between its royal government and Maoist guerrillas.

Because Nepal courts have traditionally handled both criminal and civil cases, management problems and legal complexities have caused long backlogs, creating frustration with the judicial process, undermining respect for the law.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INTERNATIONAL Group for Anti-Corruption Coordination (IGAC) is being created. The new body – involving UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations – will share good practice and intelligence on corruption. Founders include the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the European Commission, the OECD, EU anti-fraud office OLAF, Interpol, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Transparency International.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
COUNTERFEITING is considered by many to be a victimless crime, the only losses being suffered by large trademark holders who have plenty of money anyway. The reality, of course, is quite different. Keith Nuthall reviews the latest international developments.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) will come into force in October, following its ratification by France. The 1998 protocol tells signatory countries to eliminate discharges of POP pesticides, industrial chemicals and by-products including aldrin, chlordane, chlordecone, dieldrin, endrin, hexabromobiphenyl, mirex and toxaphene.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States, Canada and Argentina have requested that a World Trade Organisation disputes panel adjudicate in their diplomatic row with the European Union over its de facto freeze on approving the import of new genetically modified foodstuffs.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

Duke Energy Corp, a diversified US energy company based in Charlotte, is in discussions with “several potential buyers” for its European natural gas business, the company has announced. It gave no details of the possible buyers or price.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
*A south-south project – backed by World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will raise Burundi’s teledensity ratio above one per cent. It is guaranteeing Mauritius Telecom Ltd’s US$1.01 million investment in Burundi’s Africell GSM mobile network.

*An emerging international market in hosting regional and international headquarters of transnational corporations benefits developing countries, says the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); 829 HQs were established or relocated January 2002 to March 2003, nearly a quarter in developing countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE DOMINICAN Republic, Brazil and the Philippines are the key beneficiaries of the latest low tariff import quotas for sugar unveiled by the United States Trade Representative. Out of a total low duty quota for 2003-4 of 1,117,195 metric tonnes, the Dominican Republic commands 185,335 tonnes, Brazil 152,691 and the Philippines 142,160.…