Archive - déc. 27, 2005

Doubt Expressed About WTO Year-End 2006 Deadline, Raising Specter of TPA Renewal

26 December, 2005
Trade ministers at the World Trade Organization's Dec. 13-18 ministerial meeting in Hong Kong agreed to set a new deadline for completing the Doha Round of trade talks by the end of 2006, but many observers are skeptical that the negotiations, which are stalled in several areas, can be completed by then.