[solved] The Cancun Summit

Corinne · 02-06-2004, 06:07 PM

Cancun is accustomed to being overrun by college students on spring break. But last week the Mexican resort town was invaded by 5,000 representatives of the 148 nations that are members of the World Trade Organization. Instead of tequila and sun-tans, the delegates focused on tariffs and subsidies as they attempted to kick-start the current cycle of trade liberalization talks. Much is at stake. The World Bank estimates that a WTO agreement that significantly lowers trade barriers could increase world income by $520 billion by 2015 - with most of the gains going to developping countries - and lift 144 million people out of desperate poverty. Yet contentious issues dividing poor and rich nations may hold up the talks indefinitely. Also, the Bush's administration pursuit of indivudual trade agreements outside the auspices of the WTO may do global trade more harm than good, critics say. The biggest bone of contention among the Cancun delagates is the subsidies that US pay their farmers.

Jay · 02-07-2004, 10:39 AM

Si c bien une traduction de l'anglais au français, voilà ce ke j'ai fait

If you want a transltion from english to french, here is what I have done.

Quote:

On a l'habitude de voir Cancun envahie par des étudiants pendant les vacances de printemps.
Mais la semaine dernière la ville Mexicaine fut envahie par 5 000 représentants de 148 pays membres de l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce.
Au lieu de s'occuper de la tequila et leur bronzage, les délégués ont dû se concentrer sur les tarifs et les subventions alors qu'ils tentés de démarrer
les débats sur la libéralisation des échanges.
Mais il y a beaucoup plus en jeu.
La banque mondiale estime qu'un accord de l'OMC qui diminuerait fortement les barrières commerciales pourrait faire augmenter les revenues mondiaux
de 520 milliard de dollars en 2015 - avec la plupart des bénéfices revenant aux pays en voie de développement - et sortirait 144 millions de personnes
d'une grande pauvreté.
Cependant les litiges qui divisent les pays pauvres et les pays riches pourraient suspendre les discussions indéfiniment.
Ainsi, le fait que l'administration Bush poursuive des accords d'échanges individuels en dehors du couvert de l'OMC pourrait faire plus de mal que de bien au
commerce mondial, selon la critique.
Le plus grand sujet de discorde parmi les délégués à Cancun réside dans les subventions que les USA donnent à leurs agriculteurs.

02-06-2004, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Corinne Just arrived Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1 Corinne is an unknown character at this point	Cancun is accustomed to being overrun by college students on spring break. But last week the Mexican resort town was invaded by 5,000 representatives of the 148 nations that are members of the World Trade Organization. Instead of tequila and sun-tans, the delegates focused on tariffs and subsidies as they attempted to kick-start the current cycle of trade liberalization talks. Much is at stake. The World Bank estimates that a WTO agreement that significantly lowers trade barriers could increase world income by $520 billion by 2015 - with most of the gains going to developping countries - and lift 144 million people out of desperate poverty. Yet contentious issues dividing poor and rich nations may hold up the talks indefinitely. Also, the Bush's administration pursuit of indivudual trade agreements outside the auspices of the WTO may do global trade more harm than good, critics say. The biggest bone of contention among the Cancun delagates is the subsidies that US pay their farmers.
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