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Commercial Real Estate in Cancun
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Hurricane Wilma Bears Down on Cancun in Mexico
The Mexican resort city of Cancun was bracing for the impact of Hurricane Wilma yesterday as it bore down on the Yucatan peninsula.

WTO Admits Hope of Reviving Cancun Talks is Fading
The stalled global trade talks received a fresh setback yesterday when the man burdened with rebuilding trust after the breakdown in Cancun admitted that next week's deadline for resuming the meetings would be missed.

Cancun raises five crucial questions
Yes. The WTO has 146 members, rising to 148 when Nepal and Cambodia take their seats in a month. Decisions are taken by unanimity, which means that any deal can be voted down by just one state.

A Threat to the Rich
Forcing the poor countries to walk out of the Cancun trade talks may rebound on the west. Were there a Nobel Prize for hypocrisy, it would be awarded this year to Pascal Lamy, the EU's trade negotiator.

Mexican standoff: the west is rumbled
Eyebrows were raised when Cancun agreed to host a meeting of the World Trade Organisation. A man-made Mexican playground for American hedonism was an odd venue for byzantine talks on tariffs, quotas, intellectual property regimes and competition policy. The doubters were wrong. Cancun was a perfect choice.

The cost of failure
The collapse of the trade talks in Cancun is bad news for everyone, not just the poor nations, writes Mark Tran.

Blow to world economy as trade talks collapse
The fragile global economy received a damaging blow last night when trade talks in Cancun collapsed after a walkout by African countries protesting at the west's failure to open its markets to the poor.

Talks in balance over trade barriers
The fate of global trade talks in Cancun was hanging in the balance last night as negotiators sought to bridge the gulf between rich and poor countries over agriculture and investment.

America Set to Torpedo Trade Talks
Fears are growing that the United States could effectively walk away from crucial trade talks in the Mexican resort of Cancun aimed at solving the deepening economic and social crisis afflicting billions of the world's poorest people. As the World Trade Organisation negotiations entered...

Developing Nations Keep Up Pressure
Charlotte Denny and Larry Elliott anticipate a weekend of confrontation and protest in Cancun.

Africa Calls for End to Cotton Subsidies
Cotton today emerged as an early flashpoint at the WTO trade summit in Cancun, Mexico, as four African countries called for an end to cotton subsidies in rich countries. Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali last night submitted a document to the conference describing the damage the four...

Punching Above Their Weight
The world's poorer countries and their allies could yet spring some surprises at the WTO summit in Cancun, says Rory Carroll.

A Shaky Start
Larry Elliott and Charlotte Denny outline the main developments at the first day of the World Trade Organisation summit in Cancun, Mexico.

Protesters March on Cancun
Amnesty International, the human rights organisation, today urged the Mexican government to ensure the right of peaceful demonstration as police stepped up security for the opening day of the trade summit in Cancun. As police set up chain-link barricades and warships patrolled off...

The Myth of Localism
It is unrealistic and misguided to believe that poor countries should be totally self-reliant. Outside the world trade talks beginning in Cancun, Mexico tomorrow, two battles will be fought. The first will be the battle between the campaigners demanding fair trade and the rich-nation delegates demanding unfair trade.

Food Fight on the Menu for Wto Talks in Cancun
Brussels seeks to protect Liebfraumilch from emulators with 600-item list of exclusively European delicacies. Liebfraumilch, the drink that singlehandedly destroyed the reputation of the German wine industry, is to be added to a list of traditional European delicacies for which Brussels is seeking global brand protection at next month's world trade talks in Cancun.