Examples of use of G33
1. Indonesia is hosting a meeting of developing nations in the G33 group aimed at discussing positions for the World Trade Organisation‘s long–troubled Doha round of negotiations.
2. The G33 group of poor member states reacted angrily to a proposal from the US that developing countries should be allowed to earmark just five tariff lines – a tiny proportion of their imports – as so–called ‘special products‘, which are too important to rural livelihoods to withstand overseas competition. ‘This is not about market access – this is about human lives,‘ said Gusmardi Bustami, the Indonesian ambassador to the WTO. ‘The situation is not very encouraging.‘ The G33 issued a joint statement with African countries protesting against the US move.
3. The Group of 33 poor countries, for example, of which India is a member, recently complained that "it is unfortunate that the G33 are not invited in representative proportion to uphold their interests in the negotiations". Japan has repeatedly complained its interests in agriculture it maintains some of the highest farm tariffs in the rich world are ignored.
4. The Group of 33 poor countries, for example, of which India is a member, recently complained that "it is unfortunate that the G33 are not invited in representative proportion to uphold their interests in the negotiations". Japan has repeatedly complained its interests in agriculture – it maintains some of the highest farm tariffs in the rich world – are ignored.
5. "I will be reviewing with them (the G33) the progress made by the G4 since the beginning of the year and sharing my assessment that whilst we have made progress, we are now running into very serious time limitations as the clock ticks to the expiry of the U.S. negotiators‘ Trade Promotion Authority at the end of June," Mandelson was quoted by a spokesman as saying on Tuesday.