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The World Trade Review (www.worldtradereview.com) is the only newspaper which exclusively provides coverage to the news relating to WTO matters. A brief description about the categories covered in the paper is given below.

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Headlines

In this category, the headings of all news items and articles published in that particular issue of The World Trade Review are listed in alphabetical order. Click any heading to view the full story. Each news item shows, at the top of the page, Issue No. and date in which that particular news item has appeared.

Accession to WTO

This category contains news, views and reports on the developments and events relating to the accession requests made by candidates of WTO membership.

Agriculture

This category contains news about agriculture viz a viz WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and occasionally include allied matters such as SPS, TRIPS and environment.

Anti dumping / Safeguards

In this category, one may find news about anti dumping, subsidies, countervailing duties and safeguard measures.

Commodities

This category contains those news items, which deal with any specific goods, commodities or items. The headings in this category generally contain the name of such commodity. This category is aimed at providing convenience to the readers who are interested in any particular commodity.

Development

In this category one would find events, news and reports about sustainable development.

Dispute Settlement

This category contains news, views, proceedings and reports about disputes between WTO member countries. Whether or not these disputes have gone to WTO or being discussed/negotiated outside WTO.

Words And Phrases

There are peculiar words, phrases and terms used in international trade and particularly WTO agreements. The readers are supposed to know the meaning, explanations and definitions of such words, phrases and terms so as to understand WTO, its agreements and other relevant reading material. Under this series, the meanings, explanations and definitions of such words, phrases and terms are given. These do not reflect the official views of any organization. These are compilations by eminent experts.

Environment

This category contains news item relating to environment.

Globalization

This category contains news on Globalization, world events, developments affecting the world as a whole, impact of multilateral trading system etc.

Miscellaneous News

The news items, which ordinarily are not classifiable in any of defined categories, are listed here. Readers may like to browse the news items in this category, should they not find any information in other categories.

Pakistan & WTO

The news item relating to Pakistan in the matters concerning WTO are placed in this category for the convenience of readers specially interested in knowing about Pakistan's position. News items appearing in this category are also available in their relevant categories.

Quotations

These quotations are not necessarily WTO or trade specific. Just read and feel the difference.

Regional Trade

In this category news about regional trade, regional cooperation, bilateral and regional trade agreements, trading groups and blocks are given.

Trade in Services

This category contains news on WTO Agreement on Services and services under WTO.

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

This category contains news on WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, GM food, environment etc.

Statistics

These statistics have been taken from different articles published in newspapers.  These mostly relate to trade and economy and reflect the recent developments around the globe.

Subsidies

This category contains news items relating to matters relating to subsidies given by member countries, permissible or not permissible by WTO.

To the Point

The World Trade Review has started this series to highlight issues and trends directly affecting Pakistan. The contents of this series, however, are equally useful and relevant to all developing and least developed countries. The idea is to create awareness and generate timely reaction in stakeholders of these countries, so as to take advantage or remedy an emerging situation.

Textiles & Clothing

In this category those news items are placed which related to Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC), Multi Fiber Agreement (MFA), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), subsidies, quotas etc.

Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)

As the title suggests, this category contains news items about Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and covers patents, copyright, trademarks and allied matters.

Investment Measures (TRIMs)

This heading covers news items about investment

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)

This category related to news items on trade barriers and technical barriers to trade and occasionally contains news items on tariffs, import restrictions etc.

WTO Meetings

In this category, WTO tentative schedule of meetings is given which is taken from WTO website.

Current Issue

Current issue is current for the period indicated at the top i.e. either 1-15 or 16-30 of the month. Current issue would automatically become back issue once subsequent issue is put on line.

Back Issues

The World Trade Review was launched on 1st March 2001. All back issues are available. By clicking on back issues, one can see the list of back issues. Please click on any such issue to browse it. For going to current issue, please click Home.

Related Links

There are several civil society organizations' as well as official websites, which deal with WTO matters and provide reading material. We have listed those organizations here for the convenience of readers. We would add more organizations if we receive suggestions/proposals.

Special Global Events

In this category, special global events, seminars and workshops etc are enlisted with wider coverage. Organizations may send us relevant material.

WTO News

Although The World Trade Review is exclusively dealing with news relating to WTO, in this category, however, those news items are listed which are Geneva based WTO specific, WTO officials statements, WTO reports and events etc.

Our experts

In this category we list the persons with special interest in WTO. They have volunteered to answer questions regarding any aspect of WTO viz a viz Pakistan. They may be contacted at their given addresses.

Interviews

The World Trade Review occasionally interviews prominent personalities. Some of these interviews are Pakistan specific.

Discussion Forum

Discussion forum is, as the name suggests, a discussion forum for readers to post their comments, reply to comments already posted and generate discussion on various WTO related issues.

Search

A powerful search engine has been developed and provided for the use of readers. It gives several options such as:

• Issue Number/s, section,

• Any word, all words or phrases

• Mode of news retrieval either alphabetical or date wise

Readers can refine or narrow down the search by typing different words after single space. The results would be wonderful. Just try.

Special Events

This category contains news items relating to any special event attracting world attention. Such events may be conferences, or any WTO decision or any proposal/decision by any member country. The headings in this category indicate the event to which such news item belong.

Bottom Lines

In this category interesting facts, questions, food for thought, messages, signals, emerging trends, excerpts from articles etc are given.