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Annan hails accords reached at world trade talks in Qatar

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the successful conclusion of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) conference in Qatar, calling the agreements reached in Doha "an important achievement for multilateralism."

UN official hails World Trade Organization agreement on new round of trade talks

The head of the United Nations trade and development agency today welcomed the adoption by the just-concluded World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Qatar of an agreement to launch a new round of talks on global commerce, a UN spokesman in New York said today.

UN panel to look at how globalization, new technology have changed drug trade

A United Nations expert panel is meeting in Vienna this week to examine the affect of globalization and new technology on drug trafficking.

UN hosts regional meeting on upcoming World Trade Organization forum

Trade and economy ministers from numerous Arab States gathered today at the United Nations House in Beirut to seek a joint position in advance of next month's World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference.

UN international trade panel tackles emerging issues related to e-commerce

A United Nations panel on international trade law has wrapped up its annual session after achieving progress on key emerging issues related to electronic commerce, the UN announced today.

New world trade university launched at UN conference on world's poorest States

The "World Trade University" - an institute of higher learning designed to foster a broader understanding of the multilateral trading system among young people - was launched today in Brussels at the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries.

China's ratification of Bangkok accord makes it world's largest trade pact, UN says

China's ratification of the Bangkok Agreement has made one of Asia's oldest trade accords the world's largest in terms of market potential, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) announced today.

New World Bank project for Africa to help protect trade from political risks

The World Bank today announced the approval of $110 million in credits to help seven African countries to reduce poverty by providing access to political risk insurance that could stimulate private sector-led growth and cross-border trade.