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EUROPE Accord reached on banana imports BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European Union on Wednesday said it would accept a World Trade Organization compromise on banana imports to soothe a long-running dispute with Latin American and African, Caribbean and Pacific nations a week before global trade talks start. The WTO has criticized Europe for breaking trade rules by favoring African and Caribbean growers - many former French and British colonies - over lower-cost producers such as Ecuador. The Europea...
7/17/2008 12:00:00 PM
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