Protectionism redux

The changing face of protectionism

The latest form of protectionism turns conventional wisdom on its head. Instead of calling on rich countries to protect their…

SWITZERLAND: Trade groups divided over WTO textile talks

A number of textile trade associations have rallied round in support of a request tabled by Turkey last week urging…

US: NCTO piles on pressure for protection against China

Developing countries will watch their textile and apparel export sectors vanish if the World Trade Organization fails to attack the…

US: Apparel groups praise WTO trade liberalisation plans

The decision by trade ministers at the World Trade Organisation’s sixth ministerial meeting in Hong Kong to provide duty-free and…

USA: Legislators outline WTO textile concerns

Twenty-four members of the US House of Representatives sent a letter to President Bush yesterday (8 December) urging the United…

USA: Textile groups fight EU’s LDC quota-free plan

Members of Congress are to send President Bush a letter calling for the United States to oppose an EU-led initiative…

USA: Trade Groups Call For Textile Sectoral In Doha Round

Thirteen textile and apparel trade groups from 11 NAFTA, CAFTA and Andean region countries are calling on their respective governments…