
Will the Doha rounds of trade talks finally succeed this week in Geneva?
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL938758520080729
The talks have collapsed.
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At issue: Developing countries have been pressing for lower farm subsidies and agricultural tariffs in the developed world.
Industrialised states are demanding in return that developing countries make their markets more accessible to imported services and manufactured goods.
So far developing nations have insisted that any deal is contingent upon the EU and US first cutting back on agricultural subsidies. The US says it has made concessions on agricultural subsidies.
This weekend, however, the Brazilian foreign minister caused controversy when he compared the US negotiators to Goebbels :
"Goebbels used to say if you repeat a lie several times it becomes a truth," said Amorim, whose country has co-led with India a broad coalition of developing countries at the WTO talks.
Negotiators now say that the six day discussions in Geneva is 'make or break time.' That a deal must be finished before November elections in the US when a more protectionist administration is expected to come to power.
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL938758520080729
"Ministers from the U.S., India and Brazil said a new effort should follow the collapse in talks. The WTO ``should make another try,'' Brazilian Trade Minister Celso Amorim said. Lamy said, ``We will need to let the dust settle a bit'' before deciding how to move forward. "
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aW3iJRO7lDkA&refer=home
The talks have collapsed.
Suspend date: Tue 29th Jul 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 29th Jul 2008 1:05pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 29th Jul 2008 8am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL938758520080729
"Ministers from the U.S., India and Brazil said a new effort should follow the collapse in talks. The WTO ``should make another try,'' Brazilian Trade Minister Celso Amorim said. Lamy said, ``We will need to let the dust settle a bit'' before deciding how to move forward. "
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aW3iJRO7lDkA&refer=home
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