02/06/2011

WTO: "Slim chance of success for "Doha Lite" trade talks" (according to Reuters)

Here is the link to an article by Reuters with an analysis of the situation of the WTO's Doha Development Agenda Round. Not very optimistic I must say.

The article includes good insights on the discussions about the composition of a "Doha-lite" package: abolition, mainly by developed countries, of subsidies to the cotton industry, Duty-Free Quota Free access to markets for the poorest countries. These are important issues for many least developed and developing countries.

Not a word on fish subsidies in the article.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/businesspro-us-trade-wto-doha-idUSTRE74U6ZS20110531

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