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Once again, the peoples of the world will expose, right at WTO's doorstep, the consequences of its corporate-driven agenda on the livelihoods and working conditions of men, women and children worldwide.

Johannesson has proposed to negotiators a checklist of issues to form part of an eventual formula to cut tariffs.

The United States went a step further by saying ministers must agree on a 'standstill' in addition to making new commitments.

India's revised offer for market-opening in the Doha Development Agenda services negotiations will be "contingent" upon liberal commitments in cross-border and temporary movement of service providers from key industrialized countries.

Mandelson called for more meetings of capital-based senior officials in addition to more mini-ministerials.

An estimated 16,000 delegates from 184 countries are expected to descend on Singapore for the gathering, including 300 finance ministers and heads of central banks.

The study underscores the need for an ambitious approach in the NAMA talks, Irace said, and for significant cuts in industrial tariffs by advanced developing countries

The NFTC released a study March 4 that found significant tariff cuts will be necessary in order to impact trade flows.

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Mandelson said the EU would support temporary exemptions for poor states that needed more time to implement new trade rules, and push for extra aid to help countries to improve trading facilities.