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  • EU governments need to revive plans to boost development of the poorest countries through trade in 2012

    09 Feb, 2012

    With the 8th Ministerial Conference done and dusted, and no progress made, the Trade Out of Poverty APPG has issued a statement in the name of 60 MPs and MEPs that calls on the governments of the developed world not to abandon the Development aims of the Doha Round - even if the Round cannot be brought to a successful conclusion. Full story

  • TOP co-hosts seminar with YPFP

    12 Dec, 2011

    Last Tuesday evening Trade Out of Poverty co-hosted an event with Young Professionals in Foreign Policy looking at how we can make trade work for Africa. Speakers - from Oxfam, Standard Chartered and the Institute for Development Studies - highlighted the huge importance of private sector growth, regional integration and trade facilitation in helping the poorest countries leave poverty behind. Full story

  • Protesting against what?

    09 Nov, 2011

    Protesters at St Pauls Cathedral are overlooking the benefits of a globally connected world and the importance of the sorts of changes that the WTO hopes to bring about. Full story

  • G20 Cannes – what should we expect?

    03 Nov, 2011

    The Eurozone crisis will inevitably take centre stage at the G20 meeting this week, giving leaders the opportunity to downgrade their unrealistic commitment to completing the Doha round of trade talks in the near future. Full story

  • Pedro Verona Pires wins Mo Ibrahim Foundation award

    20 Oct, 2011

    The Mo Ibrahim Foundation Award for African Leadership has not been awarded for the past two years due to a lack of suitable candidates. However, this year it found a worthy winner in Pedro Verona Pires, former President of Cape Verde. Full story