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From: South Centre <editor at southcentre.org>


       *South Bulletin* 12 March 2012 Published by the South Centre
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  SOUTH BULLETIN: 12 March 2012 (Issue 59) SOUTH CENTRE SEMINAR WARNS OF
EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON THE SOUTH

  This issue of South Bulletin (12 March 2012) focuses on several events
linked to the South Centre’s Board and Council meetings and held on 31
January – 3 February 2012 in Geneva.

The main article briefly reports on the South Centre’s Seminar on the
Global Economic Downturn and Current Multilateral Negotiations, held on 2-3
February in Geneva.

Conference speakers warned that developing countries had not de-coupled
from the advanced economies and would be adversely affected in different
ways by the new global economic slowdown.

This issue also gives a report on the Board and Council meetings and on the
Centre’s key activities in 2011.

*Other highlights of the Bulletin:*

• An analysis by Chakravarthi Raghavan on the current state of the WTO as
developed countries move from the old bicycle theory to a new “snowball
approach” to get their ideas accepted;

• Why plurilateral negotiations on services are neither good for developing
countries nor the WTO;

• African Union Summit takes a step towards an Africa-wide FTA and
integration;

• BASIC Ministers affirm that the Durban Platform (on Climate Change) must
be in full accordance with the equity principle in UNFCCC;

• Brazil – a country on the go;

• South Centre welcomes Ecuador as its newest member.

We hope you benefit from this issue of South Bulletin and we look forward
to your feedback.

With best wishes

Martin Khor

Executive Director, South Centre



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*You can also access individual articles in the space below*

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   The Board and Council of the South Centre Hold Meetings in
Geneva<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1689%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   South Centre Seminar Warns of Effects of Economic
Downturn<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1688%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   Report on South Centre’s Activities,
2011<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1687%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   Minister Patiño Attends Ceremony Welcoming Ecuador’s Accession to South
   Centre<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1686%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   From the Bicycle Theory to a Snowball Approach to Get WTO
Moving?<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1685%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   Plurilateral Services Negotiations Not Good for South or Multilateral
   Trading System<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1683%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   African Union Summit Takes Steps Towards African Economic Community Amid
   Global Economic
Uncertainty<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1682%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   Brazil, A Country On The
Go…<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1679%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Trade Ministers Meeting
Declaration<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1678%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>
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   BASIC Ministers Affirm Equity Is Key in the Durban
Platform<http://www.southcentre.org/../../../index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1677%3Asb59&catid=144%3Asouth-bulletin-individual-articles&Itemid=287&lang=en>


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