For immediate release: 21 June 2007 The “G90 Plus” groupings of developing countries, which represents a majority of developing country members at the World Trade Organisation, has warned that development concerns have been left behind in the rush to agree to a deal in the Doha Round.
Geneva 21 June 2007 Issued by the ACP Group, the Africa Group, the LDC Group, Bolivia and Venezuela PART I: CENTRALITY OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOHA PROGRAMME Our groupings and countries represent a large proportion of developing country members in the WTO. The present stage of negotiations in the Doha Work Programme (DWP) is crucial. […]
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER The Associated Press Thursday, June 21, 2007; 12:21 PM POTSDAM, Germany — A crucial meeting of the World Trade Organization’s four most powerful members has failed, officials said Thursday, dealing a major setback to efforts at reaching a new global commerce pact.
By Doug Palmer and Laura MacInnis, Reuters POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – Talks between four of the world’s big trade powers collapsed on Thursday, throwing the future of global WTO talks on free commerce into deeper crisis.
