Q&A: EU farm policy
BBC News explains the main elements of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
View ArticleEU cuts Latam banana duty
The EU cuts its planned banana import duty as the "banana wars" between Europe and Latin America continue.
View ArticleQ&A: EU sugar subsidies
The European Union is planning reforms which will cut its massive sugar subsidies, but critics charge the plan does not go far enough.
View ArticleEU agrees cut in sugar subsidies
A reduction in subsidies for Europe's sugar farmers is agreed by European Union agriculture ministers.
View ArticleHead-to-head: Africa's food crisis
An African academic and WFP official debate the issues concerning the continent's deepening food crisis.
View ArticleCambodia and Vietnam talk trade
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai begins his first visit to Cambodia since a controversial border pact.
View ArticleBush signs Central America pact
US President George W Bush signs into law a controversial free-trade pact with Central American nations.
View ArticleVenezuela to fully join Mercosur
Venezuela is to become a permanent member of the South American trade bloc Mercosur.
View ArticleNo trade deal at Americas summit
Heads of 34 American states fail to reach a deal on a free trade zone from Alaska to Argentina.
View ArticleEcuador protests 'will continue'
Indigenous groups in Ecuador vow to keep up protests over a proposed free trade deal with the United States.
View ArticleWhat helps the poor most?
As a key set of trade talks get underway in Hong Kong, there appears to be no consensus on how trade could best foster development.
View ArticleMigrants see another Hong Kong
Beneath the wealthy surface of Hong Kong, migrants from China and elsewhere in Asia struggle to survive.
View ArticleWinners and losers in Hong Kong
As World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong reach an end, who has come out on top - and who has lost out?
View ArticleWhat makes negotiators tick?
BBC economics editor Evan Davis looks at the dealing which went on behind the scenes
View ArticleTrade talks' failure ends Doha dreams
Failure to reach agreement in Geneva ends a process begun in Doha seven years ago, says the BBC's David Loyn.
View ArticleWTO upholds US export tax ruling
The World Trade Organization upholds a ruling calling for the US to end certain export tax breaks.
View ArticleRussia wields the energy weapon
As Russia looks set to become the world's dominant energy supplier, the world waits to see how it will use that power.
View ArticleFresh US trade warning to China
China could face punitive US 'trade measures' if it fails to adequately open up its market to American firms.
View ArticleEU raps Australia wheat monopoly
The European Union Agriculture Commissioner uses a visit to Australia to call for a change in the way it exports wheat.
View ArticleRe-engage with Asia, US is urged
The US needs to pay more attention to trade relations with China and Asia, the Asia Foundation says.
View ArticleI'm not to be bullied - Mandelson
Peter Mandelson tells the BBC he is "not to be bullied" but says his row with France's Nicholas Sarkozy is over.
View ArticleKoreans fight free trade deal
Protestors fight a Korea free trade deal with the US, fearing it will force them to import tainted US beef.
View ArticleChina loses car parts dispute
The World Trade Organization (WTO) rules that Chinese import tariffs on foreign car parts break the trade body's rules.
View ArticleDismay at collapse of trade talks
International negotiators express disappointment at the failure of trade talks in Geneva, but some vow to fight on.
View ArticleWorld trade talks end in collapse
Talks to help liberalise global trade collapse after failure by the US, China and India to agree on changes to farm trading rules.
View ArticleUS in '$4bn cotton row sanction'
The US may face $4bn in annual trade sanctions for failing to scrap illegal subsidies paid to US cotton growers, a report suggests.
View ArticleEU renews India WTO drinks case
The EU renews a World Trade Organization complaint about India's import tariffs on wine and spirits.
View ArticleKashmir rivals reopen trade route
India and Pakistan reopen an old Kashmir trade route after six decades as part of efforts to bolster peace moves.
View ArticleFirms back Mandelson's return
The CBI, Engineering Employers Federation, and Federation of Small Businesses greet Peter Mandelson's return to the cabinet.
View ArticleGrilling for EU's would-be trade tsar
The UK's Baroness Ashton looks set to be the next EU trade commissioner, replacing Lord Mandelson.
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