Wto Pact

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  India Pitches For Trade Facilitation Pact At WTO Headquarters

  The trade facilitation in services or TFS proposal aims at liberalising rules for movement of professionals and other steps to reduce transaction costs to boost growth of the services sector.

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  India Opposes EU, Canada Bid On Investment Pact At WTO

  The issue was discussed at an "informal meeting" of key WTO members, including India, China, Brazil, Japan and Australia, in Davos last week.

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  Don't Sign WTO Pact On Education: DMK Chief Karunanidhi To Centre

  DMK President M Karunanidhi today expressed concern over a WTO pact related to education and urged India to refrain from signing it claiming it would be detrimental to social justice policy of the country.

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  WTO Impasse Over, India's Food Security Concerns Taken on Board

  After months-long deadlock, the World Trade Organisation approved a framework for a global pact to ease customs norms after accepting India's demand to remove constraints on food stockpiling.

• WTO Sees Global Trade Pact Within Two Weeks

  The World Trade Organization said on Friday there was a "high probability" that a major deal on streamlining global customs rules will be implemented within two weeks after India and the United States overcame a key impasse. "I would say that we have...

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  'A Few WTO Nations Can't Go Ahead Without Solving the Food Issue'

  India, on Sunday, made it clear that a few nations cannot move ahead with WTO trade pact without resolving the crucial food security issue and the matter needs consensus.

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  PM Narendra Modi Tells Obama He Hopes for Trade Pact Deal 'Soon'

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Barack Obama on Tuesday that he hoped for a deal "soon" to allow a WTO trade facilitation deal blocked by India to go forward.

• Hours Before WTO Deadline, Kerry Raises Stalled Deal but India Stands Firm

  Hours before a deadline for members at the World Trade Organisation to ratify a global trade facilitation pact, India asserted that its stand "remains the same". This morning, US Secretary of State John Kerry had raised India's stance with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

• India Threatens to Derail WTO Deal, Underscores Need to Protect Food Security of Millions

  India on Friday said it wanted "visible" signs the World Trade Organization would agree to its vast food subsidy schemes before approving a landmark global customs pact as talks went down to the wire.

• Tough Indian Stance Taking Global Trade Pact Down to The Wire

  Efforts to assuage Indian concerns about a landmark global trade pact appear to have failed, sources involved in the discussions said on Monday, setting off a frantic rush to win its support before a Thursday deadline.

• India Inc, exporters welcome WTO pact on trade

  Hailing the trade facilitation agreement reached by the WTO members after hectic parleys, India Inc and exporters today said these will help developing countries like India to reduce transaction cost and improve competitiveness of domestic industry.

• WTO's 8th Ministerial Conference from tomorrow

  WTO members are expected to discuss ways to bridge differences to liberalise global trade through the Doha pact