Antigua & Barbuda: Prime Minister Gaston Browne holds talks with US in bid to resolve ongoing trade dispute

In 2005, the WTO ruled that the United States had violated international trade agreements by prohibiting operation of offshore Internet gambling sites. Antigua & Barbuda claimed that it lost US$3.4 billion a year due to the action, but the WTO awarded the twin island-nation US$21 million.

But in its final ruling, the Geneva-based WTO has allowed Antigua & Barbuda to suspend certain concessions and obligations it has under international law to the United States in respect of intellectual property rights. -(CMC)

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