Issue No. 2 of July 2005

Headlines of the News Items
  •  Pascal Lamy Confirmed as Next WTO Director-General
  •  Next WTO Ministerial Meeting on December 2005 to be held in Hong Kong
  •  Removing agricultural subsidies to increase world hunger?
  •  Post Quota World – Textile and Apparel trade war with China
  •  Food safety and agricultural health standards – Implications for Developing Countries
  •  Need for a National Accreditation Board for Sri Lanka
  •  Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System – When would this become a reality in Sri Lanka?
  •  World Trade Report 2005 – Now Available