Doha Talks Stalled Despite Shift To Market Access To Sidestep Subsidies Fight

Despite a renewed commitment by trade ministers this week to push ahead, negotiations in Geneva to advance the Doha round ahead of a July 31 deadline remain at a standstill as key World Trade Organization members have been unable to agree on the tariff cutting methodology for agricultural products, according to informed sources. The differences on agricultural market access have played out in small group meetings involving the United States, China, European Union, India, Brazil, Australia and Japan. The meetings...