Introduction

After 10 years of unfruitful negotiations, the world’s main trading economies remain far apart over a global agreement on the new international trade liberalization concessions and rules. The Doha Round of negotiations, also known as the Doha Development Agenda (DDA), was launched in 2001 with the aim of continuing to make markets more accessible for all WTO members, but especially for developing countries, since one of the Round’s fundamental objectives is to improve these countries’ trading and development prospects. However, after four ministerial conferences and several high-level group meetings, the Round is still at an impasse and its outcome remains uncertain.

Related Subject(s): Développement économique et social