SERVICES: NEWS AND REPORTS ON THE NEGOTIATIONS

• Trade: Financial crisis calls into question GATS finance negotiations by Martin Khor (30 Sept 08)
• Trade: Services conference gives out "positive signals" by Martin Khor & Kanaga Raja (30 July 08)
• Trade: WTO services "text" still faces objection from four countries by Martin Khor (28 July 08)
• Trade: Chair of the services talks issues his report by Kanaga Raja (29 May 08)
• Trade: Preparations begin for services "signalling" conference by Kanaga Raja (14 May 08)
• WTO Services talks caught in webs of "horizontal process" and blame game by Martin Khor (11 Mar 08)
• Trade: Services Chair's report to be basis for further talks by Kanaga Raja (28 Feb 08)
• Chair of services talks issues his report by Kanaga Raja (21 Feb 08)
• Chair to issue only report, not text, on services by Martin Khor (20 Feb 08)
• Trade: Developed countries make high demands in their draft services text by Martin Khor (02 Feb 08)
• Trade: Explosive situation developing in WTO services talks on text by Martin Khor (30 Nov 07)
• Consultations to start on a WTO draft services text by Kanaga Raja (10 Oct 07)
• Development dangers in opening up financial services by Martin Khor (02 Oct 07)
• US move for GATS schedule modification (after losing gambling case) is an 'uncharted area' by Chakravarthi Raghavan (28 May 07)
• ASEAN tables emergency safeguard proposal in GATS talks by Riaz K. Tayob (30 Mar 07)
• WTO Services negotiations set to intensify by Martin Khor (14 Feb 07)
• Developing countries voice opposition to 'necessity test' in GATS domestic regulation by Riaz K Tayob (01 Dec 06)
• UNCTAD meeting highlights problems in providing universal access to services by Riaz K Tayob (01 Dec 06)
• Developing countries insist on right to regulate services by Martin Khor (12 May 06)
• Cluster of plurilateral services meetings at WTO by Martin Khor (13 Apr 06)
• WTO's plurilateral requests aim at maximum opening of South's services (07 Mar 06)
• Plurilateral services requests made at WTO in 14 or more sectors (07 Mar 06)
• WTO services talks resume, uncertainty on plurilaterals (22 Feb 06)
• State of WTO services negotiations debated at UNCTAD panel (20 Feb 06)
• Services saga brought to new explosive level at Ministerial (17 Dec 05)
• New Services draft meets with resistance (26 Nov 05)
• WTO Services Chair's second draft Ministerial text on services (26 Nov 05)
• Services new report out on Wednesday, Asean countries make major proposals on services text (22 Nov 05)
• Dissatisfaction over text and process voiced at services meeting (22 Nov 05)
• Services: Developing Countries joint statement against 'targets' in Ministerial draft; also attack EU services paper paper (31 Oct 05)
• Developing continues objection to services "targets" in Ministerial text (27 Oct 05)
• Das critique on services benchmark proposals (20 Oct 05)
• Services benchmarking controversy set to re-ignite (19 Oct 05)
• Benchmarking proposals come under heavy fire at formal WTO services meeting (04 Oct 05)
• Developing countries voice objections to 'BENCHMARKING' proposals in services (27 Sept 05)
• Developed Countries Launch Joint Offensive to Open Up Developing Countries' Services Through New Methods (16 Sept 05)
• North and South countries differ on assessment of services talks, and on the need or otherwise for new negotiating approach (05 July 05)
• Services negotiations resume, with corridor talk on "benchmarking" (28 June 05)
• Controversial "benchmarking" idea to dominate GATS talks? (28 June 05)
• Civil society groups voice concerns over GATS talks at WTO (28 June 05)
• Disappointing results for South so far in GATS talks (06 April 05)
• GATS negotiators debate if there is a "crisis" in WTO services talks (06 April 05)
• GATS talks will move only with a "big leap" in Mode 4 (06 April 05)
• Financial services firms lobby developing countries at WTO (16 Feb 05)
• Developing countries skeptical on more services liberalization (28 July 03)
• Developing countries cautioned against services liberalization commitments in GATS/WTO (08 Feb 03)
• Guide to countries on handling the WTO services negotiations (06 Mar 03)