TWN statement at European Parliament on the WTO negotiations on NAMA

STATEMENT BY MARTIN KHOR (DIRECTOR, THE THIRD WORLD NETWORK) ON THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON NAMA (NON AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS) AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE WTO ORGANISED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMITTEE, BRUSSELS, 11 OCTOBER 2005.

Introduction

The issues at stake in the negotiations on market access for non-agricultural products are very crucial to the prospects of industrialisation in developing countries.

Three aspects that need to be considered in industrial development.