Rob Davies, Minister for Trade & Industry, South Africa Oct 2, 2009
We were in the Uruguay Round as a developed country. This was the arrogance of the apartheid regime that chose to describe us as a developed country. (India Times)
Trade agreements: Doing Doha down Sep 4, 2009
The ministerial meeting of 1982 failed and the later Uruguay round of talks nearly collapsed, before being successfully concluded. Even now, amid deep pessimism about ever finishing Doha, the Indian government is holding a summit of trade ministers in the hope of restarting the talks. (The Economist)
Ron Kirk, US Trade Representative Sep 4, 2009
The last time we did this successfully, at least in the context of the global trading community, was the Uruguay round. And as we know it took almost nine years, so contextually these things take time. (India Times)
Japan Rice Output May Decline 6.9% This Year as Cool Weather Curbs Yields Aug 5, 2009
Japan agreed to give minimum market access to rice- exporting countries at the Uruguay Round of world trade talks, and is obliged to buy 770,000 tons this fiscal year. The government imported a total of 9. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Doha deal is 80% complete - Lamy Aug 3, 2009
In the Uruguay round of talks, concluded in 1994, it was treated as a developed country so it was not accorded the concessions available to developing countries. Lamy said this had been acknowledged in the negotiations but what was still at issue was how much flexibility the country would be allowed to address the situation. (Business Report, South Africa)
South Africa: Minister Raises Doubt Over Finalising Doha Jul 15, 2009
In the Uruguay round, SA made cuts as if it were a developed country, which has rendered SA's tariffs among the lowest for developing countries. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
WTO Chief: Economic Crisis Far From Over Jul 14, 2009
As in former WTO accords like the Uruguay Round, the Doha Round requires full consensus in all areas for the accord to be clinched. 2009 Reuters. (Newsmax)
SA faces Doha Round 'challenge' Jul 13, 2009
He said: "South Africa is in an unusual position because it was treated as a developed country in the Uruguay round (of trade talks). This has given us less flexibility in these negotiations.". The Uruguay round, which ended in 1994 with the creation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), addressed the concerns of the advanced economies and ignored the interests of the developing world. (Business Report, South Africa)
Africa: Value of Finalising the Doha Round in Doubt May 26, 2009
Most developing countries that have signed up to the WTO have conceded precious little under the Uruguay round and are now demanding a lopsided outcome, which Sally brushed off as a very un-businesslike approach from governments forgetting what is in the national interest and playing macho games in Geneva. The WTO is at risk of losing its relevance and integrity in the eyes of big players , who were already not taking the system seriously, he says. (allAfrica.com)
Tim Groser, Minister for Trade, New Zealand Mar 10, 2009
There is a range of options available and that was the case even at the time of the Uruguay round. It is not that all issues were sorted out at one go. (India Times)
Mantashe, Turok give ANC policy diverse shades of red Mar 9, 2009
He notes that trade policy was established within a framework that was set out in the Uruguay round of trade negotiations. Local content and trade-related subsidies were circumscribed. (Business Report, South Africa)
