Trade : War of attrition on e-com duty-free talks?   (D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva) (PRIV)
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Negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on extending the existing moratorium for not levying customs duties on "electronic transmissions" appears set to become a war of attrition between the developing countries on the one side, and the developed on the other.

Opinion : Driving financialization   (IPS, Kuala Lumpur/Penang) (PRIV)
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Kuala Lumpur/Penang, 11 Jun (IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Michael Lim Mah Hui*) -- The emergence and growth of financialization from the 1980s has been driven by several factors operating at various levels - national and international, ideological and political, and of course, technological.

United Nations : An uncertain future for Palestinian refugees   (IPS, New York) (PRIV)
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been forced to justify its existence at the United Nations ahead of a pledging conference later this month.

Central Asia : UN says Kyrgyz journalist should be freed   (IPS, New York) (PRIV)
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On a recent morning in Bazar-Korgon, southern Kyrgyzstan, Khadicha Askarova was giving hasty instructions to her daughter about what was needed to be packed.

Opinion : A journey from a small-scale farm to international stage   (IPS, Lagos) (PRIV)
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As a wife and mother in Nigeria who wanted to support my family and my community, I began my own farm in 2006.