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Closed markets won't solve economic crisis: Lamy
25 Apr 2009
Open economies will be better placed to stage a faster and stronger recovery once the global crisis comes to an end, said Pascal Lamy, director-general of the WTO.
WHO worried over drug-resistant malaria strain
25 Apr 2009
World trade to contract by 9 per cent this year: WTO
24 Mar 2009
Global trade volume will contract by about 9 per cent in 2009, the biggest since World War II, as the economic downturn pulls down global demand, the World Trade Organisation said in a forecast.
TRAI cuts domestic call termination charges by 33 per cent
09 Mar 2009
TRAI has slashed domestic call termination charges by 33 per cent to 20 paise per minute and raised termination charges for incoming international calls by 33 per cent from 30 paise to 40 paise
IIM-C doubles fees
21 Feb 2009
China almost wriggles out of WTO piracy ruling
27 Jan 2009
WHO shelves redefinintion amidst protest from Indian drug makers
27 Jan 2009
WHO has decided to drop a move to redefine "counterfeit" medicine, that pharma multinationals had lobbied for, following strong opposition from generics manufacturers in India, Brazil and other developing countries
Telecom industry continues growth trajectory
22 Jan 2009
TRAI proposes, DoT disposes
22 Dec 2008
The telecom commission has rejected TRAI’s proposal to levy an administrative charge on firms winning 3G spectrum in an auction
NASA to retire 3 space shuttles
19 Dec 2008
China loses appeal in WTO over auto parts ruling
16 Dec 2008
WTO abandons ministerial meet
13 Dec 2008
WTO director general Pascal Lamy has abandoned plans to convene a meeting of ministers by the end of this year, saying the risk of failure was too high and would thereby hurt the global trading system.
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