Brazil wants global trade talks, ‘but will not make new concessions’

Friday, February 25th 2011 - 06:36 UTC

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Brazil's Foreign Affairs ministry told U.S. officials on Thursday that Brazil wants global talks at the World Trade Organization to move forward, but can't make any new concessions. Read full article

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briton
who will be the first to say “NUTS ”
Feb 25th, 2011 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
NUTS :-)
Feb 25th, 2011 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Brilliant
Feb 25th, 2011 - 06:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Briton's NUTS are on sale? Poor boy.
Feb 25th, 2011 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Brasil has cane sugar, UK (EU) has beet sugar - deadlock.
Brasil has soya, UK has biscuit wheat - possibilities, except for EU rules.
Brasil has beef & chicken (lots), UK (EU) has beef & chicken - UK imports damage UK (EU) agro-economy.

Trading blocs are created to protect home markets and derrive best benefit from export.
Here we have two trade blocs, one very developed and the other embryonic (with Argentina seemingly going its own way), with both blocs stymied by their own rules.

Time for a new paradigm, I think.
Feb 26th, 2011 - 03:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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