A useful resource for tracking WTO and other international trade news:
Global Trade Alert (GTA): "independent monitoring of policies
that affect world trade"
http://www.globaltradealert.org/
The GTA is coordinated by the London-based Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) under the direction of Professor Simon Evenett of the Swiss Institute for International Economics.
The GTA covers World Trade Organization (WTO), and other international trade news. It includes statistics and analysis on world trade. Plus links to the Latest News on international trade. You can also sign up to receive email alerts.
A couple of recent analyses and reports:
Broken Promises: a G20 Summit Report by Global Trade Alert
(PDF)
(Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2009)
(covers the rise of protectionism, trade-restricting and
distorting policies/measures worldwide)
206 pages
Summary: http://bit.ly/aP8dV
Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures (OECD, UNCTAD, WTO)(Word)
14 September 2009
60 pages
Summary: http://bit.ly/Oy7Ck
The Global Trade Alert has a database of trade-restricting measures that enables searching by "Affected
Trading Partner", "Implementing Jurisdiction", "Type of Measure".
Browse or try a search!
Trade Measures Database
http://www.globaltradealert.org/measure
The results report includes:
Implementing Jurisdiction
Affected Trading Partners
Measure Type
Description of the Measure (background information)
Chronology of Key Events
Affected Sectors
Affected Tariff Lines
Date Discovered
Implemented
Date of Inception
GTA Evaluation (Red or Green)
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation
Source
Government Response
