Trade: Brazil demands that agriculture be at heart of WTO reform push (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
In a strategic move, Brazil has tabled a strong proposal on agriculture at the World Trade Organisation, directly challenging alleged attempts to sideline developing country concerns from the "top-down" WTO reform agenda.

Trade: Developing nations press WTO to prioritize farm trade justice (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
In a pivotal moment for the farm trade talks at the World Trade Organization, multiple members have tabled urgent proposals ahead of a critical meeting of the Doha agriculture negotiating body on 8 December.

G20: In sharp rebuttal, South Africa rebukes US over G20 exclusion (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
South Africa has pushed back against the "unilateral" actions of the United States, which has decided to remove the country from the Group of 20 industrialized and leading developing countries on seemingly extraneous considerations, in what appears to be a worsening face-off following the G20 leaders' summit hosted by South Africa last month.