Articles by Isolda Agazzi
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Corporations Win Big in Battle Against Investment Regulation
Isolda Agazzi – Inter Press Service-IPS,
14 May 2012
In a world where governments are increasingly subservient to global finance capital, multinationals are gaining ground in the fight against state regulations that aim to protect the environment, public health or social policies.
→ read full articleEgypt: Ban Proposed on Export Restrictions that Undermine Food Security
Isolda Agazzi – Inter Press Service Africa,
4 Jul 2011
After Egypt’s democratic uprising earlier this year, food security has become a main aim in its quest to achieve social justice. Therefore, Cairo has initiated a proposal at the WTO to ban export restrictions of agricultural products to net food importing developing countries (NFIDC).
→ read full articleAfrican NGOs Oppose Human Rights Clause in EPAs
Isolda Agazzi – Inter Press Service-IPS,
28 Mar 2011
Part of the delay in the finalisation of the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) is due to the so-called non-execution clause that gives the EU the power to take steps against its African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) trading partners if they violate human rights, democracy and good governance principles.
→ read full articleAgriculture: U.S. and EU Subsidies Still Out of Bounds
Isolda Agazzi – Inter Press Service,
22 Nov 2010
The United States’ policy to double agricultural exports shows that its government “has learnt nothing” from the last food crisis, a problem reflected in the dramatic increase in that country’s trade-distorting farm subsidies between 2007 and 2008.
→ read full articleWHITHER AFRICAN COTTON PRODUCERS AFTER BRAZIL’S SUCCESS?
Isolda Agazzi – TerraViva Europe,
24 Mar 2010
African cotton-producing countries hope that Brazil’s intended retaliation after its success at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) dispute settlement body will have a positive spin-off for them but seem reticent about pursuing a similar course of action against the U.S. for its continued use of subsidies in cotton production."True, we don’t benefit directly from the […]
→ read full articleAFRICA: THE STATE IS BACK, ANNOUNCES UNCTAD
Isolda Agazzi,
17 Jul 2009
The state is back; neo-liberal policies have failed; and the liberalisation of trade should be halted. These are some of the findings and recommendations from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for the poorest countries, most of which are in Africa. In least developed countries (LDCs), the market has not been able […]
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