KEY NEGOTIATORS RAISE PROSPECT OF DOHA DEAL BY CHRISTMAS
November 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS world leaders gather in Washington for tomorrow's key G20 meeting, key negotiators within the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Doha Development Round have suggested a deal could be struck by Christmas. The European Union (EU) and possibly the United States are expected pressure India, China and others to strike a Doha deal this year at the summit. Signals of a diplomatic push came Tuesday (11 Nov) from new EU trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton. She claimed, following a meeting with US trade representative Susan Schwab: "A Doha deal is ...
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