DOHA ROUND FEATURE
November 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE MAIN complaint of demonstrators with metal bars through their noses who harangue international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is that they allow important decisions to be taken in secret that are binding on democratically elected parliaments. Guess what? They are right.The WTO's so-called Doha Development Round is now in full swing and the most advanced area of these talks is on liberalising the worldwide trade in services, which includes financial services, which includes insurance.Insurance Day has already revealed ...
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