Health : CSOs warn of dangers from private sector investments in WHO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Global civil society organizations (CSOs) and several health experts on 24 May inveighed against attempts being made at privatizing major health initiatives/policies of the World Health Organizat ion under the so-called "sustainable financing" framework.

Trade : Argentina initiates dispute against US over certain tubular goods (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Argentina has initiated a dispute at the Wo rld Trade Organization (WTO) over anti-dumping measures imposed by the United States on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Argentina, as well as over Section 771(7)(G) of the United States Tariff Act of 1930 concerning cumula tion for determining material injury.

Egypt : As "game of thrones" rages in Sudan, the neighbours pay the price (PRIV)
(IPS, Cairo)
The conflict in Sudan is impacting the economy in Egypt, and those who make their living moving goods across the borders have spent weeks hoping the situation will normalize.