WTO reaches first global trade deal
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The approval came after Cuba dropped a last-gasp threat to veto the package of measures.
“For the first time in our history, the WTO has truly delivered,” WTO chief Roberto Azevedo told exhausted Ministers after the talks which had dragged into an extra day on the tropical resort island. “This time the entire membership came together. We have put the ‘world’ back in World Trade Organisation,” he said. “We’re back in business...Bali is just the beginning.”
These roads, which are vital conduits for trade and tourism, have long been in dire need of repair. However, while this development is undoubtedly a positive step, it also raises questions about broader issues of infrastructural management and road safety that deserve closer scrutiny.The A3 and A33 roads are not just any roads, they are critical arteries that connect Botswana to its neighbours and facilitate the movement of goods and people...