Doha Development Round
latest news & developmentsDoha talks deadlocked despite world trade meeting
The WTO has wrapped up a ministerial meeting on the Doha Round of negotiations for a global free trade pact with some minister calling for a new path.
SA: Developmental issues essential at WTO
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says the developmental mandate will be fundamental at the World Trade Organisation’s ministerial conference.
WTO says Doha conclusion key to global recovery
The conclusion of the stalled Doha Round of free trade talks is crucial to the recovery from the global financial crisis, WTO chief Pascal Lamy said.
Ministers meet to put 2010 Doha deal in sight
Trade ministers meet in New Delhi for talks that the WTO says could lay the groundwork for a push to reach a new global free-trade pact next year.
SA won’t rush for imperfect Doha deal
SA does not expect an early end to the Doha trade talks and wants imbalances in current proposals addressed before pushing for a conclusion.
WTO hopes for renewed Doha push this year
The WTO hopes that trade powers will renew efforts to reach a deal in the long-running Doha talks to free up global commerce this year.
WTO mediator calls for talks to restart soon
World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks, which collapsed last month, need to resume soon to build on existing compromises, the WTO farm mediator says.
Wrecked WTO talks change the world trade game
Ministers saw a "new order" take hold of global trade on Wednesday, with emerging economies calling the shots after WTO talks collapsed.
WTO talks enter tense endgame
Talks to rescue a world trade deal struggled into a ninth day on Tuesday after being brought back from the brink of collapse.
Trade talks limp into ninth day, still in stalemate
Talks to rescue a world trade deal will continue on Tuesday with players trying to avert a collapse over measures intended to help poor countries.
WTO talks sour as ‘blame game’ begins
The United States exchanged harsh words with China and India as key World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks dragged into a second week on Monday.
Lamy raises possibility of WTO talks failure
WTO head Pascal Lamy raised the possibility of a collapse of trade talks between leading nations in Switzerland on Friday.
Trade talks make ‘some progress’, but mood sombre
Urgent talks to salvage a global trade deal made ”some progress” on Thursday, ministers said, but officials warned the mood was dark.
‘Modest’ progress made in WTO talks
World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy says that only "modest" progress has been made in the past two days of crucial trade talks.
Tense trade talks begin with spark of hope amid gloom
Ministers from 35 key nations began a critical round of talks on Monday in an attempt to nail down a global trade deal.