World Trade Organisation

Antigua and Barbuda - The New Digital Pirates of the Caribbean

Jack Millner | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Tech
Jack Millner

The tiny Caribbean island of Antigua is to become a digital piracy haven after being given permission by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to launch a website that would distribute music, movies and software without compensating US copyright holders after a decade long saga of abuse by the US.

Ten Years After Doha There is Still a Window of Opportunity

Paul Spray | Posted 14.01.2012 | UK Politics
Paul Spray

Ten years ago the launch of the Doha Development Round scored blanket news coverage on both sides of the Atlantic. The round of WTO negotiations named after the city where they took place were aimed at achieving no less than a complete reform of the way the global trading system works, levelling the playing field for developing countries by giving them access to developed country markets.